identify with

Example Sentences

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Despite living there, “peasants wouldn’t identify with ‘Japan,’ ” he said.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2026

We identify our cities with their landmarks, and because we identify with our cities, we identify with the landmarks too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He did not identify with terms like "third gender".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Another Nobel laureate, William Faulkner, set his novels in the post-Civil War South, but Depression-era readers could identify with the bankrupt economy, the impoverishment of farmers and the political disruption, Conn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

We, more than any previous generation, can readily identify with Bach's request.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall