On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Likening. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as comparison or comparing and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Likening meaning
present participle and gerund of liken
Synonyms of Likening
Using Likening
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of liken
- Useful related words include: comparison, comparing.
- In the example corpus, likening often appears in combinations such as: likening the, likening it, and likening.
Context around Likening
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 16 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Likening
- In this selection, "likening" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, haters, legislation, party, day, modi and world stand out and add context to how "likening" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bizarre post likening world war and braverman and likening her language. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "likening" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with likening
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Martinez has denounced the idea, likening such facilities to prisons. (10 words)
Jacobs explained the meaning of the language, likening it to pig Latin. (12 words)
The rant continued to Monday, with Trump likening the FBI to the Gestapo. (13 words)
Likening Oshiomhole’s ouster to his own exit from the senate and the take-over of Kwara State from his political ally, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Dino taunted the former APC boss to no end while dancing his heart out. (41 words)
Likening the situation in Delhi, to that in Kashmir, Sinha said one would witness the heavy presence of security forces in Shopian, Baramulla or Pulwama in Kashmir, the situation in Delhi, where police personnel are deployed in large numbers, is similar. (41 words)
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D—Greenpoint) complained that the 33 early-voting polling sites were not enough to make proper use of the system’s convenience — likening the lack of polling locations to voter suppression. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
In January, a video emerged of Holocaust survivor Joan Salter, 83, confronting Ms Braverman and likening her language on migrants attempting to cross the Channel to that used by the Nazis.
Kenny and his parents were interviewed by CBS News in 1999He argued that many of the haters likening day traders to degenerate gamblers likely had long-term stock positions of their own.
The Glasgow East MP also hit out at the Conservative UK Government’s trade union legislation, likening it to approaches taken in “Russia, Hungary and Belarus”.
The rant continued to Monday, with Trump likening the FBI to the Gestapo.
Alhaji Ahmad Aruwa, the Kano Publicity Secretary, dismissed concerns from the ruling party, likening them to a fictional story.
Another insisted the rebrand had “zero identity,” with others likening the look to the game Crash Bandicoot or Mars bars.
Earlier on Friday’s show, co-hosts condemned Trump’s inflammatory comments likening the United States to a “dumping ground” for immigrants.
He also condemned Ms Harris on the economy, associating her with the Biden administration’s inflation woes and likening her latest proposal against price gouging to measures in communist nations.
Jacobs explained the meaning of the language, likening it to pig Latin.
Likening Modi to God’s messenger, Chouhan said, “He is sent by God to end evil in the country.
Like the 5, you can spec the 4 with an incredible denim interior, a tribute to former Renault CEO Pierre Dreyfus likening the original 4 to a pair of jeans.
Reform MP Lee Anderson has been mocked for a bizarre post likening World War One's most brutal battle with periods, pregnancy and menopause.
Anybody passionate about the poor needs no prodding to act. Condemning the Houston gift as a waste, and likening it to carrying coal to New Castle, smacks of lack of understanding.
City Council President Nury Martinez said the arrest was “not unexpected,” likening the probe to “a dark cloud over our City government” and she said she would remove him from office.
Likening Oshiomhole’s ouster to his own exit from the senate and the take-over of Kwara State from his political ally, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Dino taunted the former APC boss to no end while dancing his heart out.
Likening the situation in Delhi, to that in Kashmir, Sinha said one would witness the heavy presence of security forces in Shopian, Baramulla or Pulwama in Kashmir, the situation in Delhi, where police personnel are deployed in large numbers, is similar.
Martinez has denounced the idea, likening such facilities to prisons.
Neil Irwin sorts its out with a simple analogy, likening the economy to a bathtub.
Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari has stated that he thinks it’s probably difficult to use, likening it to running in flip-flops.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D—Greenpoint) complained that the 33 early-voting polling sites were not enough to make proper use of the system’s convenience — likening the lack of polling locations to voter suppression.
Common combinations with likening
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: