How to Use sound like in a Sentence
sound like
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The new [Rolling] Stones album doesn’t sound like the Stones, right?
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
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The album does sound like a salute to the Houston hip-hop of the past 20 years.
—Craig D. Lindsey, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
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The New Pornographers sound like a band that’s in it for the long haul.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
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If any of these sound like you, just take a breath and try to take it one day at a time.
—Women's Health, 8 May 2023
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In fact, the cat wasn't just trying to sound like the dogs but acting like them, too.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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The threat may sound like a science-fiction movie plot.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 5 July 2023
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In this state, even the calmest sentence can sound like an attack.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Well had some summer bops, what would those sound like?
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2024
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While that may sound like a good thing, keep in mind that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Not to sound like a big time wuss, but that seems dangerous.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 May 2023
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The vibrations coming out of the Pac-12 are starting to sound like a death march.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
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Two sound like results as much as means to an end: Be a blessing.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Netflix’s Maria didn’t make the sound shortlist of 10, even though the folks on that team made her sound like Maria Callas.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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But there’s always one song that for me dictates what the rest of it’s going to sound like.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2023
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That doesn’t sound like the warmest of welcomes for Mateer.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
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That might sound like a minor tweak, but the two styles of port are very different.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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His strangled, squalling voice can make a rant about toasters sound like a cry for help.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
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So my versions sound like the soundtrack just on a guitar.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
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That might sound like overkill, but the palate tells a different story.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2023
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This may sound like the setup for a histrionic sci-fi soap opera.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Does that sound like a team that had learned that the key to winning was being too beat up to be happy about it?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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What would a Zach Bryan small-town theatrical epic sound like?
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 July 2024
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Overindulging other people could sound like a good idea.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
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Sonic booms sound like loud, thunderous bangs and occur when an aircraft or spacecraft flies overhead faster than the speed of sound.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
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His endless threats, coupled with his waves of cussing, make Trump sound like a drunk in a bar looking for a fight.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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While this may sound like a vague description of another sport, rugby is not football.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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In a sense, that may sound like an impressive figure.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
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These sound like guys who show up with a thermos, and a sandwich wrapped in wax paper.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
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And what that means is his musical ideas come out beautifully and sound like sentences and sound like music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, that may sound like a win — but that’s not the full picture for families in Harford and Cecil counties.
—Jason Gallion, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
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