How to Use similar in a Sentence

similar

adjective
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 green skin is similar to that of its cousin, the cucumber.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2022
  • The game turned for good in a similar situation to open the fourth.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Is a mild case of the coronavirus similar to a mild case of the common cold?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2020
  • 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
  • In the past, countries have fallen short of goals set in similar deals.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The vaccine used down south is similar, though not identical, to the one in the north.
    — oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The signs and symptoms are very similar to any illness if your pet is sick.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • All of them have similar plans for the White House if (re-)elected.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The goal is to build a campus similar to a college campus.
    — Vagney Bradley, Houston Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • In straighter hair, the outside and inside cells were more similar in length.
    — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • Their analysis showed the rate over time was similar for both groups.
    — Eric Niiler, Wired, 20 Jan. 2020
  • This two-piece tie-dye set looks so similar to the one the actress wore a couple months ago.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022

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