How to Use like water in a Sentence
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The labors of love that pour forth are like water in the midst of a dry and weary land.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
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With a bright smile and soothing voice, Athie moves like water.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 May 2024
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The serum goes on like water and hydrates skin from the inside out.
—Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
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Think of wind like water moving down a river.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
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Through this, my memories flow by my brain like water.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
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That idea is harder to find now, in an age where music streams past us like water.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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The police department says that he is known to like water and parks.
—The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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In a microburst, a storm cloud dumps cool air and rain straight down, like water from a broken awning.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Mediums like water and glass obscure the passthrough of light over a long enough distance.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2022
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Basics like water, eggs, meat, and bread are moving fast across stores in the metroplex.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Wooden slats hang from the ceiling, rippling across like water.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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And if your cat is one of the many that like water, congratulations!
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
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But campaign watchdogs say money, like water, always seems to find a way.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
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The atmosphere behaves a lot like water, so think waves - big, slow, planet-sized waves.
—Eric Fisher, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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So, in knowing those dates ahead of time, music can be like water and just flow in between all of the rigidness.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 22 June 2023
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There are quite a few small compartments for items like water bottles, as well as your keys, wallet, and phone.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
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Behind the seat is a large rear mesh pocket for stashing smaller items like water bottles or books.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
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Most of it, after all, is tied up in compounds like water or hydrocarbons.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Tequila flows like water around the resort, so get a tasting on your itinerary.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
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Following another ‘fit change, the crew moves the party to a strip club where the bills flow like water.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022
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The shimmery pattern may appear rippled, like water, or take on a faux bois (wood grain) pattern.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
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And the thick, durable sole comes with plenty of traction to keep you from sliding around wet surfaces like water park grounds or pool decks.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 8 July 2025
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The sand flows through your toes like water; there is sea glass of various colors, pretty round stones, flat or in the shape of an egg.
—Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Six months since the quake, almost no homes have been rebuilt and no services, like water or sewer, have been restored.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2023
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Experts advise keeping a safety kit in the car, with the essentials like water and a first aid kit.
—Terell Bailey, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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When light goes from one medium (like water) into another medium (like air), the light's path bends.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
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Drink plenty of fluids, like water, throughout the day to stay hydrated.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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Drinks like water, tea and coffee are included along with a little red wine on occasion.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
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Tirico is one of those eerily gifted announcers whose what flows like water running over rocks in a riverbed.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
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There is less clumping with water containing a little starch, like water in which pasta has been cooked.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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