How to Use like water in a Sentence

like water

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  • The labors of love that pour forth are like water in the midst of a dry and weary land.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Coming straight out of the tree, the sap tastes like water.
    — Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • With a bright smile and soothing voice, Athie moves like water.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • Mediums like water and glass obscure the passthrough of light over a long enough distance.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2022
  • So, in knowing those dates ahead of time, music can be like water and just flow in between all of the rigidness.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 22 June 2023
  • Following another ‘fit change, the crew moves the party to a strip club where the bills flow like water.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Best fragrances for Cancer: Go for warm and calming notes like water lilies, patchouli, and leather.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The fare includes food, drinks like water and sodas, gratuities, Wi-Fi and more.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • There are quite a few small compartments for items like water bottles, as well as your keys, wallet, and phone.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • Some have touted the use of rice water to clean containers like water bottles, but that’s not risk-free, Brown said.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Six months since the quake, almost no homes have been rebuilt and no services, like water or sewer, have been restored.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2023
  • But campaign watchdogs say money, like water, always seems to find a way.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
  • The shimmery pattern may appear rippled, like water, or take on a faux bois (wood grain) pattern.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Tequila flows like water around the resort, so get a tasting on your itinerary.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services.
    — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services.
    — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • When light goes from one medium (like water) into another medium (like air), the light's path bends.
    — WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The vapor gets blasted into the next compartment like water spraying from a hose.
    — Charles D. Brown Ii, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
  • Pokémon are sorted into 18 types, some of them based on elements like water and fire.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Has a slightly baked, petrichor-like taste, like water on hot asphalt.
    — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • But green cities also tend to be wetter cities, which could mean other resources, like water, are easier to come by, Haight said.
    — Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But green cities also tend to be wetter cities, which could mean other resources, like water, are easier to come by, Dr. Haight said.
    — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Tirico is one of those eerily gifted announcers whose what flows like water running over rocks in a riverbed.
    — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • People were lining up to pick sandbags or flocking to stores to stock up on supplies like water and batteries.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Then, the company will be approved to move forward with building a fifth new theme park, as well as create two minor parks like water parks.
    — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
  • Yet, much like water, cultural knowledge should be recycled from one person to the next.
    — Cindy Luquin, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The poop itself can range from being completely liquid, like water, to being very soft or not formed, Dr. Quainloo says.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In describing them, some physicists refer to these fields as being fluid-like, like water in a swimming pool.
    — Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The company pointed to factors like water scarcity in the region and residents’ watering practices as causes.
    — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2024
  • Homes that have a problem with condensation can treat the issue with a dehumidifier, which reduces the amount of moisture in the air so cold surfaces, like water pipes or air conditioning vents, don't end up soaked in condensation on a warm day.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024

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