liken to
phrasal verb
likened to; likening to; likens to
: to describe (someone or something) as similar to (someone or something else)
Some critics have likened his writing to Faulkner's.
She likened her trip to a pilgrimage.
Examples of liken to in a Sentence
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Canary Wharf can be likened to any other financial hub area in the world—stoic, functional and not everyone’s cup of tea.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
Google’s case has also been likened to a 1998 lawsuit filed by the DOJ against Microsoft, which found that Microsoft held a similarly overwhelming share — more than 90% — of the computer operating system market.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 6 May 2024
The movie, in its totally kitsch way, frames itself as a thriller, with the competition to create the Pop-Tart likened to the race to the moon shot or the Manhattan Project.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 May 2024
Keep In Mind The flavor was likened to an Alka-Seltzer, with a light mint yet mineral-like taste.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
Her disappearance disrupts the translators’ natural system of working, and they themselves are likened to a fungal system.
—Nathan Jeffers, Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
Her commitment to alternative medicines could be likened to a religion — as both a core belief and part of her identity.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Move Forward’s current predicament has been likened to that of its predecessor, Future Forward Party, which was dissolved and whose key leaders were barred from political office for a decade.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Kahala, which has been likened to wealthy neighborhoods such as Beverly Hills or Tribeca, is at the southern end of Oahu near Diamond Head.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
Google’s case has also been likened to a 1998 lawsuit filed by the DOJ against Microsoft, which found that Microsoft held a similarly overwhelming share — more than 90% — of the computer operating system market.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 6 May 2024
The movie, in its totally kitsch way, frames itself as a thriller, with the competition to create the Pop-Tart likened to the race to the moon shot or the Manhattan Project.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 May 2024
Keep In Mind The flavor was likened to an Alka-Seltzer, with a light mint yet mineral-like taste.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
Her disappearance disrupts the translators’ natural system of working, and they themselves are likened to a fungal system.
—Nathan Jeffers, Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
Her commitment to alternative medicines could be likened to a religion — as both a core belief and part of her identity.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Move Forward’s current predicament has been likened to that of its predecessor, Future Forward Party, which was dissolved and whose key leaders were barred from political office for a decade.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Kahala, which has been likened to wealthy neighborhoods such as Beverly Hills or Tribeca, is at the southern end of Oahu near Diamond Head.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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