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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Government officials accused the protesters of attempting to divide the country and likened flying the flag to treason.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Wahl likened attractions to large machines with extensive IT infrastructure.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Mahr likens the tools to a cooked meal, and the raw datasets to ingredients.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Cohen likened the situation to 2008, right before the financial crisis.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Wahl likened attractions to large machines with extensive IT infrastructure.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Mahr likens the tools to a cooked meal, and the raw datasets to ingredients.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Cohen likened the situation to 2008, right before the financial crisis.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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