more like

phrase

: close to : about, approximately

I thought it would only take two or three minutes, but it ended up taking more like half an hour.

Examples of more like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This edition of Dynamite was built more like a mini pay-per-view than a weekly television show. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Parts of Palm Bay on Saturday night sounded less like fireworks fun and more like Normandy Beach on D-Day. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

There are glass skyscrapers that look more like Dubai than England. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 July 2026

But these days, an appeal to centrism smells more like a setup. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for more like

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• motorbike
• workmanlike
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• dislike