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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Gita Gopinath, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), likened the difference between a patient suffering from chronically high cholesterol versus someone who experiences an actual heart attack.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
The inclusion of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten rounded out the trio of legendary French talents that Senbahar recruited, likening each facet of the project to an artist’s blank canvas.
—Jenna Adrian-Diaz, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
There’s a facile critical tendency to liken a wide range of talky and small-scale dramas to the films of Éric Rohmer.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
The inclusion of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten rounded out the trio of legendary French talents that Senbahar recruited, likening each facet of the project to an artist’s blank canvas.
—Jenna Adrian-Diaz, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
There’s a facile critical tendency to liken a wide range of talky and small-scale dramas to the films of Éric Rohmer.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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