How to Use liken in a Sentence

liken

verb

• I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent.
• Greene isn’t the first figure on the right to attempt to liken Covid-19 to HIV.
  — Tommy Beer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
• At one point in the set, Rife likened acrylic nails to Bugles.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
• Gustern would liken the mouth to a theater, and the arch over the tongue a proscenium.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
• Some patients liken the 700-volt shock to being kicked in the chest by a horse.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 6 May 2022
• Some scholars have likened the process to a kind of public penance.
  — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
• About 20 speakers lauded the project, which was likened to a light-rail line for the streets.
  — Anthony Clark Carpio, Burbank Leader, 16 July 2019
• House Democrats have likened Trump’s conduct to bribery.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
• Romer likens the role to a head coach for a basketball team.
  — Anna Oakes, Quartz, 16 June 2023
• Hubbard, 37, likened Cooke’s temper to that of a child.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
• Yoon has likened the move by doctors to walk off the job as holding hostage the lives and health of people.
  — Jenny Lee, Fortune Asia, 22 Feb. 2024
• Others liken it to torture—for both the baby and the parent.
  — Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
• To illustrate the point, Carter likens cuticle layer of the hair to the trunk a palm tree.
  — Nicole Blades, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2019
• Ball likened it to a pilot in the Bahamas who once crashed a puddle jumper into the ocean.
  — Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
• The narrator likens this to trying on a dress that’s been forgotten at the back of the closet.
  — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The strong sweet scent has been likened to sugar cookies, fruit, or vanilla.
  — oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2020
• Sportswriters likened his fame to Elvis Presley’s and his achievements to Hank Aaron’s.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• Sportswriters likened his fame to Elvis Presley's and his achievements to Hank Aaron's.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
• The banlieues are the margins; they can be likened to the overseas departments.
  — James McAuley, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020
• Colt calls her out for likening viewers to dogs, but, for Leitch, the bacon is the message.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• At one point in the song, the singer likens herself to a butterfly that has flown away, with no one left to catch her — or reign her in.
  — Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
• In fact, Heimuli’s family doesn’t liken it to a journey at all.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Jan. 2022
• The title likens the blue, windy atmosphere on Neptune to that of the wintry Cape.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• When dogs run around in the snow, Wisconsin Pet Care likens it to a child going to a new playground.
  — Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
• Lawsuits have likened removing the bone around the stem to peeling a banana.
  — Anna Werner, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
• In that sense, Weisman likens the scenes that take place in the home Sheila and Danny once shared together to a play.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
• Perry likens the anti-Vietnam war protests to the campus protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war in 2024.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 July 2024
• He was likened to a poor poker player who couldn’t disguise his tell.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 June 2019
• Tasters reported a sweet lemon flavor and likened this dressing to aioli.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
• Brody likened the interrogation tactics to his life as a reality star.
  — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025