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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Page likened her to a defensive game-changer in the mold of Bill Russell.
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
To Lamont’s point, many top market watchers believe this is an AI boom, not a bubble, with Apollo Global Chief Economist Torsten Slok, for instance, releasing a chartbook likening the productivity boom from AI to the adoption of PCs and the internet.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Many neuroscientists at the time likened astrocytes’ newfound properties to those of neurons, but in retrospect the differences seem glaring.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
And in Rolling Fork, a small city in the Mississippi Delta, some have resorted to sleeping in their cars to stay warm following a storm that left such severe damage, officials across the state have likened it to a tornado.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
To Lamont’s point, many top market watchers believe this is an AI boom, not a bubble, with Apollo Global Chief Economist Torsten Slok, for instance, releasing a chartbook likening the productivity boom from AI to the adoption of PCs and the internet.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Many neuroscientists at the time likened astrocytes’ newfound properties to those of neurons, but in retrospect the differences seem glaring.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
And in Rolling Fork, a small city in the Mississippi Delta, some have resorted to sleeping in their cars to stay warm following a storm that left such severe damage, officials across the state have likened it to a tornado.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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