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Example Sentences
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Humanoid Guide founder Christian Rokseth, who specializes in the technology, likened the situation to locking a child in a room and expecting it to learn about the world.
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Carmakers have opted to charge more for delivery costs, reduce incentives or strip away features that might once have been included, a step Chesbrough likens to "shrinkflation."
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"It should never have happened like this, whatever the reason," he said, likening the US attack to "someone barging into your house."
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She used to liken her balance issues to riding a bicycle: As long as she was moving she was OK.
Pliny the Younger, the sole eyewitness to leave an account of the tragedy, likened the experience to being locked in a room in which the lamp had gone out.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
