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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Her commitment to alternative medicines could be likened to a religion — as both a core belief and part of her identity.
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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
The women arrived to a scene that Abedin likens to Lotus, the mid-’90s haunt that turned the Meatpacking District into a bass-thumping destination.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
That’s more intense competition than gaining entry to an elite university like Harvard or Stanford, which Y Combinator is often likened to.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
And the visuals of the subsequent showdown during which the women confronted Garcia about her deception has been likened to a Renaissance painting.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2024
The con is called pig butchering — so named because victims are likened to hogs, fattened up for slaughter.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
Who is dying and what's being done The tool has been met with resistance in some states, and, according to advocates, some counties in Indiana, where they’ve been likened to drug paraphernalia.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
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
The women arrived to a scene that Abedin likens to Lotus, the mid-’90s haunt that turned the Meatpacking District into a bass-thumping destination.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
That’s more intense competition than gaining entry to an elite university like Harvard or Stanford, which Y Combinator is often likened to.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
And the visuals of the subsequent showdown during which the women confronted Garcia about her deception has been likened to a Renaissance painting.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2024
The con is called pig butchering — so named because victims are likened to hogs, fattened up for slaughter.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2024
Who is dying and what's being done The tool has been met with resistance in some states, and, according to advocates, some counties in Indiana, where they’ve been likened to drug paraphernalia.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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