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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De la Cretaz likened the effort to crowd funding, and added that women athletes tend to be far more under-resourced than men.
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
State officials describe reserves and investments as important for understanding facilities’ total wealth, while the hospital association likens them to retirement accounts that no one wants to tap for daily expenses.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
And a week ago, Dario Amodei—the CEO of Anthropic, and Altman’s chief rival—made a similar analogy, likening the training of AI models to human evolution and day-to-day learning.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
The Cornyn camp has spent tens of millions, so much so that Hunt likened it to a Powerball jackpot.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
State officials describe reserves and investments as important for understanding facilities’ total wealth, while the hospital association likens them to retirement accounts that no one wants to tap for daily expenses.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
And a week ago, Dario Amodei—the CEO of Anthropic, and Altman’s chief rival—made a similar analogy, likening the training of AI models to human evolution and day-to-day learning.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
The Cornyn camp has spent tens of millions, so much so that Hunt likened it to a Powerball jackpot.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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