How to Use likewise in a Sentence

likewise

adverb
  • Their 22 points per game rank, likewise, 12th in the league.
    Albert Breer, SI.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The joyous track likewise reaches the top 20 for the first time.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Binance has likewise promised to fight the SEC in court.
    Molly White, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2023
  • The movie is likewise tracking to open in the $6 million-plus range.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The growing gap between the very wealthy and the poor has likewise left its mark.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2022
  • A’-and likewise to Doug Schoen for the very good grade and statements.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2018
  • And likewise on the nail front, stitch nails ticked up a 32 percent rise.
    Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2018
  • My wish is that Biden does the right thing for the nation and steps aside, likewise with Trump.
    Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Well, didn’t that likewise prove the Trumpeters’ point?
    Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 5 July 2019
  • Gomez, likewise, makes no attempts to be a jokester in the vein of Bennett and Davies.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2023
  • They were likewise swept by the Cowboys and had a win and a tie against the Commanders.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The set is, likewise, the superstar’s eighth No. 1 set on each chart.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 13 July 2018
  • The Explorers have likewise been solid on that side of the ball.
    Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Sanders has likewise dug in, at least in the early going.
    Michael Tomasky, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020
  • This is when Allerton set aside her omelets and likewise went right to work.
    Matthew Herper, STAT, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The bites coming out of the kitchen are likewise excellent.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Yoshinoya, a favourite haunt for gyudon (a bowl of rice topped with beef), has done likewise.
    The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Guise dismounted, drew his sword, and called on the baron to do likewise.
    National Geographic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The same facts would likewise spell the doom of practically the entire crew of 800.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Cohen, likewise, told Nimmo that the club would like to work out a deal.
    Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Claims that a cell tower will be built at the end of your driveway are likewise false.
    Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 3 June 2019
  • The fallout for Alvin Chau had likewise been swift and even harsher.
    Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Or also to share the load a bit, to have her there for you and likewise be there for her when the uphills start to feel steep?
    Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The amounts listed for Israel and Ukraine likewise don't tell the full story.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And likewise, the scent hopefully can travel with you and grow with you.
    Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 June 2022
  • Roe likewise ran counter to state laws still on the books almost everywhere in the 1970s.
    Akhil Reed Amar, WSJ, 13 May 2022
  • The kitchen was likewise gutted, though the layout was kept intact.
    Lauren Jones, House Beautiful, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Gilbert, likewise, knows how to take a plot from slow simmer to frenzied boil.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Staffing would likewise be a major obstacle in the US without a significant increase in wages to recruit and retain workers.
    Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
  • By extrapolation, each plot is a song that’s part of larger composition, and each song (and likewise single ingredient) moves to a symphony.
    Erica Firpo, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

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