How to Use more like in a Sentence

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Definition of more likenext
  • That might be more like just above freezing in the city.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Cons The dense texture feels more like a gloss than a lightweight oil.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
  • This seems more like the right charge for something this wide-ranging.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Few people in the world look more like camp counselors than Fishof.
    — Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The chocolate makes the ground chiles and other spices perk up and taste more like themselves.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Under the new change, these apps will work more like bookmarks.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Style yours, and more like it below, with a knee-high boot or a sweet pair of ballet flats.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The Rams feel less like an NFL team and more like a cult movie waiting to happen and, in this town, that’s a good thing.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • To me, the Black Hole Mini is less like a bag and more like the ultimate pocket.
    — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Robbed of an hour of sleep you are allowed not to be pleased with the blustery north winds making the low 50s feel more like the low 40s for highs.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The grounds around the house have been developed and feel more like Storm King than a country estate.
    — Curbed, 29 Dec. 2023
  • That looks more like the third stage of a soft landing than the lingering question if there will be one.
    — Mike Sommers, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The aftermath of the strike may look less like a party and more like a streaming hangover.
    — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The best savings accounts are paying around 5%, and the best one-year CDs are paying more like 5.5%.
    — Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 5 Jan. 2024
  • His look is fitting for a restaurant that feels more like a night club than like a stuffy house of fine dining.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Barreto’s fraud was more like the Empire State Building fraud.
    — Curbed, 29 Sep. 2023
  • All of that conjures a space that feels more like a luxury condo than a guest room.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Some are fudgy, others are cakey, and still others are more like pudding.
    — Torie Cox, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But newer cancer drugs are more like having a front door key.
    — Carla K. Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But by the end of the 120-minute slog of a debate, that line felt more like an aberration that blended into the background.
    — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • So restaurants aren’t enslavers—they’re more like pimps.
    — Elena Soderblom, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But what one Minnesota couple found was more like an against-all-odds match.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • For a moment, Our Lady felt a little less like a joke, and more like a companion on a painful road.
    — Phil Klay, Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • While this is an important issue all of its own it, this seems more like a Band-Aid than a real fix.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The bear is likely just trying to scratch its back on the bark — but the animal's movements look more like dancing.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For starters, the clear formula comes in a cute little bottle that looks more like a serum than tanning drops.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The weather finally gets a bit warmer and feels more like spring some days, which brings optimism.
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023
  • The fact is that GM had many arms—more like an octopus—each a marque unto itself.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
  • Google Search will almost certainly look more like SGE over time.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Think of it more like a plug-and-play second home for your annual vacation.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2023

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