be akin
Example Sentences
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That might be akin to Alan Greenspan’s more tight-lipped Fed of the past.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
After having held rates at a low level for years, announcing the start of a hiking cycle would be akin to “hitting a gong,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Paul: To suggest Slot is in trouble would be akin to saying last season never happened!
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Repealing such programs — and potentially undermining the endangerment finding — would be akin to “denying the concept of gravity,” Ortiz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
To-day, indeed, Hugh seemed to be akin to the earth, and felt as though all that breathed or moved and lived had a brotherly, a sisterly greeting for him.
From Beside Still Waters by Benson, Arthur Christopher
