How to Use similar in a Sentence

similar

adjective

• Our cats are similar in size.
• I would have reacted in a similar way if it had happened to me.
• You two look very similar to each other.
• I was going to say something similar.
• They had similar experiences growing up, even though they came from vastly different backgrounds.
• We got remarkably similar results.
• Come prepared with a monologue similar to the style of the show and to read from the script.
  — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• This is very similar to the way a nor'easter in winter would track up the coast.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 6 July 2020
• Which was the last team to get the better of the Tide by playing a similar style?
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 4 Jan. 2018
• There have been similar matchups in the West since the league went to this format.
  — courant.com, 12 Sep. 2020
• The game turned for good in a similar situation to open the fourth.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021
• The new show is very similar, but the world has made great strides and changes and the show has adapted.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2018
• Is a mild case of the coronavirus similar to a mild case of the common cold?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2020
• The green skin is similar to that of its cousin, the cucumber.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2022
• Clark says the team needs a practice field similar to its home field.
  — Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• Data from the rest of the country show a similar pattern.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2021
• The longer-term picture is similar over the next five years, the report said.
  — Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, 6 July 2018
• The levels of support were similar in the other three states.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2020
• States around the country tended to search for similar pets.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2022
• In the past, countries have fallen short of goals set in similar deals.
  — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
• The signs and symptoms are very similar to any illness if your pet is sick.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
• The goal is to build a campus similar to a college campus.
  — Vagney Bradley, Houston Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
• The vaccine used down south is similar, though not identical, to the one in the north.
  — oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2019
• In straighter hair, the outside and inside cells were more similar in length.
  — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2018
• All of them have similar plans for the White House if (re-)elected.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
• By and large, though, the lives of young men and young women are changing in similar ways.
  — Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
• Their analysis showed the rate over time was similar for both groups.
  — Eric Niiler, Wired, 20 Jan. 2020
• As long as the height and size are similar, using mismatched pieces can work.
  — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 19 Apr. 2019
• These two teams are just too similar, and there is more value on the home team in this contest.
  — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 10 Jan. 2020
• Prices are likely to be similar to last year, if not a bit cheaper.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 14 Nov. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024