Examples of liken in a Sentence
he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture
I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent.
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Just a few months ago, Carlson himself likened Fuentes to David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, and accused Fuentes of being part of a campaign to say the most bigoted things possible to make the rest of the right look bad.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
In one scene, Edward likens the couple's star-crossed romance to a lion falling in love with a lamb.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker likens this pillow to the feeling of a crisp autumn night, cracking your window to get a fresh breeze.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Whether likening transition to conversion therapy or calling trans women men, Rowling’s outlandish anti-trans rants have been making headlines for years.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
In one scene, Edward likens the couple's star-crossed romance to a lion falling in love with a lamb.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker likens this pillow to the feeling of a crisp autumn night, cracking your window to get a fresh breeze.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Whether likening transition to conversion therapy or calling trans women men, Rowling’s outlandish anti-trans rants have been making headlines for years.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for liken
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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