How to Use akin in a Sentence

akin

adjective

• The two languages are closely akin.
• Which, to me, was akin to pure magic.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
• This is akin to putting the shoe on the other foot.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Maybe something more akin to overnight oats.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
• In taste, the recipe is most akin to a custard pie.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
• Fresh seafood will have a sweet smell and an aroma akin to the sea.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
• So a few minutes on a hot grill is akin to searing a beef steak.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Nov. 2022
• Look for straps made of nylon, akin to the feel of a seatbelt.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
• Tasters agreed that the roasty flavor was akin to a strong espresso.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
• The gusset felt akin to terrycloth, and the shorts were nice and soft.
  — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024
• Then, whole eggs are whisked in at the end to form thin ribbons, akin to egg drop soup.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
• Some are low-dose, cut-loose party fuel akin to a beer or glass of wine.
  — Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
• Though there are puzzles, this isn’t akin to an escape room with a fail state.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
• The staring might be akin to a dog begging for food at the table.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• Melvin said these last two starts were akin to a pitcher’s first two starts in spring training.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
• But the conditions there are more akin to that of a rundown prison.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
• To Mulrooney, crowd work was akin to cooking a meal.
  — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
• If the garment is akin to shapewear, it’s made to be a base layer and is fine as-is.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
• The adjustment was akin to playing a trick on his mind.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Diaz said his role is akin to a project manager.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
• Its miniature models akin to childhood train sets won us over.
  — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
• The bill may be akin to pocket change for the billionaire.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• That would be akin to getting out of the frying pan and landing in the fire.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• That’s because the fossil showed a skull more akin to a chimpanzee.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 July 2022
• But these access points are akin to putting a bandage on a gushing wound.
  — Denise Asafu-Adjei, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
• The sprawling complex has freshly paved roads and faces a pond akin to a small lake.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2022
• Not getting into the school would've been akin to being shunned from home.
  — Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
• Malcolm likes to think of the process of trust-building as akin to building a house.
  — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
• But doing so in a big group might be somewhat akin to an email reply-all storm.
  — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
• But for a good long while we’re also being taught something akin to the art of the deal.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025