How to Use and the like in a Sentence

and the like

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• Think studded flats, a biker bag, a chunky chain necklace, and the like.
  — Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026
• When navigating airports, train stations, and the like, a belt bag is hard to beat.
  — Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
• Make sure all surfaces are free of stray hair products, makeup, toothbrushes, and the like.
  — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
• Tolkien isn’t some grimdark fantasy writer whose work is all about deadly weddings and the like.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
• Paint, solvents, aerosol sprays, and the like should absolutely never be stored under the kitchen sink.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
• Now, though, that oh-too-familiar routine of meetings, deadlines, and the like has returned with a vengeance.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 June 2026
• That means replacing turf, putting down new field markings, taking down the goal posts, cleaning the entire place and the like.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
• Strep throat, stomach ulcers and the like do not engender debates as to their existence.
  — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
• The highway between the cities and parks is your average roadway, with gas stations, restaurants, and the like.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
• Wireless plans are ridiculously complex, filled with hard-to-understand surcharges, fees, add-ons, and the like.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
• Someday our pickle obsession will go the way of mason jar salads, cronuts, boutique cupcakes, and the like.
  — Elliott Harrell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
• Most of our work is technical research papers, comment letters, amicus briefs, and the like.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• Most will be sourced from farmers in Mexico, while the rest will be made by local distilleries, breweries and the like.
  — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
• Insects and the like Most of the species cats ate were vertebrates – mostly birds, followed by mammals and reptiles.
  — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
• Storing cleaning products, batteries, and the like can be dangerous.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
• Google, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and the like raced to launch their own reasoning models.
  — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
• The chunky buttons add a stylish touch, and the patch pockets are surprisingly roomy for hands-free storage of accessories like smartphones, earbuds, and the like.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2025
• What happens next is that accounts payable becomes the cleanup department, wasting work hours matching invoices to emails, credit card statements and the like.
  — Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• However, rather than having a huge sit-down with graphs, pie charts, and the like, Maki and Kremer started a series of discussions.
  — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
• Cluttered Counters Make meal prep and clean up a breeze by keeping your counters streamlined, not filled to the max with appliances and canisters and the like.
  — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
• On top of that, Tom James has been expanding its catalog beyond traditional suits into sweaters, jeans, jackets and the like.
  — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
• That’s why the systems are built with redundancy — typically to protect against natural disasters, cut cables and the like, but now for attacks, as well.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
• As with the rest of the clan, this will most likely be installed at event spaces, lecture halls, immersive museums, large meeting rooms and the like since this range is aimed at businesses not consumers.
  — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026
• That required a whole lot of research about schools, children’s medical care and the like, in addition to the normal retirement relocation fact-finding.
  — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
• By contrast, Squarespace offers integrated photo editing that gives you more control over cropping, resizing, and the like.
  — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2026
• One way in which Wounaan do so is conscientiously sharing and redistributing food, money, wisdom and the like to foster equity.
  — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
• High-tech elements—motion-detectors, geothermal heat pumps, space-age insulation and the like—complement the old-school practices.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
• Some pumps in the show took embellishment to the next level, adding beads, charms, feathers and the like to create a maximalist landscape across the upper; this aesthetic was seen among some garments as well.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• The center stack and console have physical dials for volume, tuning, drive mode, rear differential lock, hill descent control, lane departure assist and the like.
  — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
• This method is inherent to commercial filmmaking, in which a script functions both as a contract (getting all the participants on the same page, so to speak) and as a shopping list for locations, costumes, décor, and the like.
  — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026