How to Use have a lot in common in a Sentence

have a lot in common

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  • As with the iPhones, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have a lot in common.
    Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The two types of football must have a lot in common, right?
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The cities of Madison and Brookfield don't have a lot in common.
    Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2021
  • The new tax would have a lot in common with the most widespread consumption tax in the world: the VAT.
    Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2017
  • In many ways, Jim Jaffee and Ari Marsh have a lot in common.
    Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2021
  • On the surface, these two kitchen mainstays seem to have a lot in common.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The real vice-president and the fake one don’t have a lot in common.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
  • And by both name and nature, the Demogorgon and Xenomorph have a lot in common.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 July 2022
  • The strains of infantis and Reading have a lot in common.
    Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2021
  • On paper, Sarah Stiegler and Katherine Rice have a lot in common.
    Katie Reilly, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Dear Abby: There is a man I may be attracted to and have a lot in common with.
    Annika Kaijo, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Despite their disparate form factors, the Oura Ring and Whoop 4.0 have a lot in common.
    Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Though the series take place centuries apart, Daenerys and Rhaenyra have a lot in common.
    Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Josh Lowe, a singer-songwriter and one of the team’s founders, said being in a band and on a baseball team have a lot in common.
    Stephanie Salas-Vega, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Between Jack's passion for sports, his first job with the NFL and his love for his family, the two have a lot in common.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • As a superhero series set at school, Gen V would appear to have a lot in common with the X-Men.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Mulvaney told the crowd that trans people and social media stars have a lot in common.
    Cynthia Littleton, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Chase Sui Wonders and her City on Fire character have a lot in common.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • Anonymous questions at work have a lot in common with anonymity on the rest of the internet, Mr. Bock said.
    Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
  • People hire people who look like them or people who have a lot in common with them.
    Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • For two girls who grew up 100 miles apart, Molly Smith and Emma Abramson sure have a lot in common.
    Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • Crime and education trendlines have a lot in common over the last few years.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • And eating habits have a lot in common with gardening habits.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2023
  • While teaching and winemaking may not seem to have a lot in common, Kelly has found one.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • As that quote teases, both these offenses have a lot in common.
    Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Let’s Get Started, the processes behind the two albums have a lot in common.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2023
  • As the two became friends later as their coaching careers flourished, their wives turned out to have a lot in common, so that was a start.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Both in the story and in the design, the idea of two worlds that exist separately but have a lot in common was a storyline.
    Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • Both in the story and in the design, the idea of two worlds that exist separately but have a lot in common was a storyline.
    Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • While bourbon and Tennessee whiskey have a lot in common, their differences shine through in taste.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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