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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Both Scofidio and Diller throughout the years likened their practice to jumping off a cliff but Scofidio perhaps best encapsulated the couple’s ethos in a 2009 interview with Charlie Rose.
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News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2025
Soto-Wright likened the deal’s potential impact to the transformation seen in telecommunications.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,jacqueline Corba, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Board member Charles Cush likened the plan to a space launch and wanted to ensure all the district’s stakeholders, including administration, the school board, teachers, staff, parents and students, gave their approval before implementation.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Hasler likens it to an orchestra of clocks, with the conductor directing from the hypothalamus, a small region within the center of the brain.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2025
Soto-Wright likened the deal’s potential impact to the transformation seen in telecommunications.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,jacqueline Corba, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Board member Charles Cush likened the plan to a space launch and wanted to ensure all the district’s stakeholders, including administration, the school board, teachers, staff, parents and students, gave their approval before implementation.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Hasler likens it to an orchestra of clocks, with the conductor directing from the hypothalamus, a small region within the center of the brain.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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