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

Recent Examples on the Web Baseball brawls can be likened to the height of incivility. —

Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024 That’s why Vice President Harris is being likened to former president Barack Obama. —

Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post, 30 July 2024 The big picture: Straw testing is a standard industry practice that bartenders liken to a chef tasting a sauce or soup before sending a plate out of the kitchen. —

Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 July 2024 Despite the criticism, Thao has been adamant about avoiding layoffs during the budget crisis, which officials have likened to the Great Recession. —

Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for liken to

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