How to Use not dissimilar in a Sentence
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And yet, as is true for all of us, these two people’s fates wind up being not dissimilar.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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To keep food where it's supposed to be, the oven comes with a cooking rack not dissimilar to the ones campers use to cook fish.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
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But Soria’s regime is not dissimilar to that of any other climber.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Ryan’s off-screen style is not dissimilar to her screen characters.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2023
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The robust and sporty profile is not dissimilar to a Range Rover, in fact.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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In a scene not dissimilar to what played out in Rio, Del Rey paused proceedings to start the search.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 May 2023
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The reality is that, in the end, most Barca fans are not dissimilar from those at any other big team.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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The process of writing the book, meanwhile, was not dissimilar to the way the couple has approached songwriting over the years.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rachel wore the bold red shade 999 in a velvet finish, a hue not dissimilar from the florals adorning the room.
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
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Training a dog how to sniff out drugs through positive conditioning is not dissimilar from teaching a dog to sit and stay.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
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For now, not dissimilar from the Secretariat, the race for flexible work is still on.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
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But his entrance was meant to shake up the entire season, which is not dissimilar to the evolving role of big tech and media at the current moment.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
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The cost can be as low as €2,750 in Spain, not dissimilar from a full set of Invisalign braces.
—Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
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Landry Jones carries the film with a watchful caution not dissimilar to seeing history whoosh past his eyes.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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That meant the government was taking on a bigger share of costs — not dissimilar to how employers share the costs of their workers’ health plans.
—Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2026
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Teams have been split into three groups per conference, not dissimilar to the World Cup draw, based on last year’s standings.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
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This is not dissimilar to wording that often appears on the back of other tickets for various sporting events.
—Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
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It’s known to have sported osteoderms along its back, possibly weighed as much as three tons, and had massive jaws, not dissimilar to that of a large theropod.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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And really, that’s not dissimilar to how people think of magic in cultures around the world—this kind of amorphous thing that can change the way someone acts or feels.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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In that regard, the Giants and Chicago Bears are not dissimilar.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022
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Medieval carvers had a not dissimilar approach to design, fashioning grotesques for obscure nooks in cathedrals.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Rather than a traditional liftgate for the hatch, the Pear will have a slide-down rear end not dissimilar to the Alaska’s midgate.
—WIRED, 4 Aug. 2023
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Researchers have discovered ancient artifacts, such as bones that were hollowed out and carved with holes — not dissimilar to a modern-day flute.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Three of the five figurines have articulated heads, giving them an appearance not dissimilar to that of modern toy dolls.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Growing strawberries indoors is not dissimilar to growing them in an outdoor setting.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
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Kurt’s situation was unique to him but not dissimilar to what was starting to happen when young people get really successful and lose track of things.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
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Asked to rate his dunk 1-10 postgame, Flagg could only smirk, his muted reaction not dissimilar to his post-jam staredown.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The pursuit was not dissimilar to LSU's and Florida's this fall.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
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On a demographic level, those part-time teams represent towns not dissimilar to those in the North of England.
—Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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These calculations are not dissimilar to Sanada’s role behind the scenes of Shōgun.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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