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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Abbott likens Hallmark’s stable of talent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with familiar faces that return every year.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
However, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had attempted to preempt these issues, acknowledging in an opinion piece on Sunday that the system would not work flawlessly from the start, likening it to liquor laws.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
In this case, the researchers liken the worker ants who carry out the disinfection process to our own immune cells which are attracted to diseased cells by chemical signals.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Chu likens their partnership to discovering a secret too powerful to share before its time.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
However, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had attempted to preempt these issues, acknowledging in an opinion piece on Sunday that the system would not work flawlessly from the start, likening it to liquor laws.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
In this case, the researchers liken the worker ants who carry out the disinfection process to our own immune cells which are attracted to diseased cells by chemical signals.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Chu likens their partnership to discovering a secret too powerful to share before its time.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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