How to Use more like in a Sentence

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  • But the two are more like than not.
    Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Or, at worst, more like an act.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And that's much more like life, to me.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Now that looks more like a free-for-all.
    Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Our store is more like a boutique.
    Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • No other place has felt more like home.
    Vanessa Wachtmeister, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • No, [my music is] more like a vibe.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That sounds more like a nightmare, right?
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Or was this hominid more like a chimp than like us?
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Horn said the room was more like a bomb shelter.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But no—the second horn sounds even more like mine.
    Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Our game ends up being more like a safe haven to them.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But some pairs of strangers showed a pattern more like friends.
    Emily Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Then there are these, which fit more like slippers than boots.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Jim Mora’s drive-bys are more like drive-ins.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Ares look more like a playlist than a proper album.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Is each more like a link on a necklace, or chainmail?
    Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This one is more like a blossoming spring.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These games are priced more like console games than iPhone games.
    Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But the squares taste more like rice than cinnamon.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This money tree is more like a cactus.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But this feels much more like a moment between me and my fans.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 May 2025
  • And that might feel even more like science fiction.
    Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In that regard, yeast would then be a little more like plants.
    Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Under the new change, these apps will work more like bookmarks.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The store feels less like a retail space and more like a time capsule.
    Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • She was dressed a bit more like him, in a crew neck sweater and a button-down shirt.
    Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2024
  • This seems more like the right charge for something this wide-ranging.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Watching it all unfold can feel less like chess and more like a rodeo.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • All-wheel suspension helps this roll more like a full-size stroller.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 18 Apr. 2023

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