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.

Recent Examples on the Web Don’t liken the American Jewish leaders from the nineteen-thirties who had deep questions about what Zionism would mean to the people writing the charter for Hamas today. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 May 2022 Some patients liken the 700-volt shock to being kicked in the chest by a horse. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Gustern would liken the mouth to a theater, and the arch over the tongue a proscenium. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022 Supply-chain experts liken the current moment to the advancement of financial technology following the 2008 crisis. — Tovin Lapan, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2022 This two-step waxless solution provides a quick clean and has a strong sweet smell—some editors liken it to Skittles candy. — Charles Dryer, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2022 Rather, organizers liken snake hunting to how other hunters keep deer numbers in check. — Jeff Martin, ajc, 11 Mar. 2022 Thursday will bring a major shift for a state whose reluctance to open led the head of the country’s major airline recently to liken it to North Korea. — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 Protesters against Covid-19 measures who liken themselves to Jews under Nazism fuel anti-Semitism and contribute to trivialization of the Holocaust, according to a report published Thursday by the Diaspora Affairs Ministry. — Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

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