Examples of liken in a Sentence
he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture
I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent.
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Punch likened the grant terminations to only partially treating tuberculosis, which allows the highly infectious disease to become resistant to medicine.
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Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Aidala tore into each of the three accusers, likening the government’s case to an anecdote about how his grandmother broke a wine glass while making sauce for the family, then threw the sauce away rather than risk serving glass for dinner.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
One draft site likens him to Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, suggesting his body frame slightly mirrors that of the guy taken No. 1 overall in 2020 — two spots ahead of LaMelo Ball.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Vogue’s archive editor, Laird Borrelli-Persson likens it to delectable desserts.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Aidala tore into each of the three accusers, likening the government’s case to an anecdote about how his grandmother broke a wine glass while making sauce for the family, then threw the sauce away rather than risk serving glass for dinner.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
One draft site likens him to Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, suggesting his body frame slightly mirrors that of the guy taken No. 1 overall in 2020 — two spots ahead of LaMelo Ball.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Vogue’s archive editor, Laird Borrelli-Persson likens it to delectable desserts.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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