How to Use akin in a Sentence

akin

adjective
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  • The two languages are closely akin.
  • It’s a reverence akin to that shown for a parent or an elder.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Slipping these on was akin to stepping into a pair of cozy slippers.
    — Cory Smith, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The bright blue away jersey has an ice-dying technique somewhat akin to a tie-dye pattern.
    — Ronald Blum, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Instead a larva must first be ingested by a copepod, a crustacean akin to a tiny shrimp.
    — Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Failure to do so is akin to gorging oneself at a restaurant, then dashing out the door saying your credit card is maxed out.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The engraving is akin to putting your name on it, Chula Vista police Sgt.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Cox also said having the books in city schools was akin to distributing campaign materials on taxpayers’ dime.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Watching films was akin to a religious experience for Godard.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Any independent filmmaker will tell you that getting a movie financed, produced and released is akin to summiting a mountain.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Canary Mugume, a Ugandan journalist, described the bus ride as being akin to students riding to an amusement park.
    — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2022
  • For an economy that has seen annual growth exceed 7% for most of the past decade, some economists have warned that the slowdown will be akin to a recession for China.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The book is unnerving palace officials who fear a media storm akin to when the Sussexes gave their interview to Ms. Winfrey.
    — Max Colchester, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Investing in planetary defense is akin to buying homeowners insurance.
    — Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation, 20 Sep. 2022
  • At this stage in the process, the token sale is akin to an IOU.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The gusset felt akin to terrycloth, and the shorts were nice and soft.
    — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024
  • Fresh seafood will have a sweet smell and an aroma akin to the sea.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Look for straps made of nylon, akin to the feel of a seatbelt.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Bradley explained the award is akin to an MVP, so rarely goes to the same town two years in a row.
    — Laura Bruni, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The first option in a very basic sense is akin to an ETF.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
  • In opera terms, that's akin to playing for the New York Yankees.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2022
  • His legacy is akin to a cloth that’s been wrung bone-dry.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2023
  • If the garment is akin to shapewear, it’s made to be a base layer and is fine as-is.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The snow in the Sierra now is akin to the type more frequently seen in the Rocky Mountains.
    — Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The staring might be akin to a dog begging for food at the table.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Glacial streams become more akin to them as the ice recedes.
    — Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But the conditions there are more akin to that of a rundown prison.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • So a few minutes on a hot grill is akin to searing a beef steak.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • But for Nexstar, the numbers may as well be akin to the Super Bowl.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That would be a disaster, akin to putting the inmates in charge of the asylum.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023

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