- present participle of like.
liking
Example Sentences
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“That’s a big step towards people liking AI more.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
“We’ve got a good rotation ... keeping guys fresh and right now I’m liking it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Klopp has never built his success merely on star names - he has always taken a liking to undervalued and overlooked players.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Menus are now less transparent by default, and a slider in Settings > Appearance > Liquid Glass lets you adjust the opacity to your liking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The land has no liking for me, and I have no time for it.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
They are, wrote Dickens, “the curious old records of likings and dislikings; of jealousies and revenges; of affection defying the power of death, and hatred pursued beyond the grave.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2015
All Alaskans have their likings, their wants, their plans for solving the problems of the Territory, but in nearly every case two sets of opposite demands were presented to the President.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Continent's End readers can get a clear picture of Jackson's literary likings when he is unconcerned with reviews or discoveries.
From Time Magazine Archive
For shops that do it right, there are plenty of lines that a longboard customer should be able to pick through to find his or her likings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Emma felt this sentence would give people “an opening to say, however unjustly, that he considered all spiritual beliefs no higher than hereditary aversions or likings, such as the fear of monkeys towards snakes.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
