- present tense form of resemble (3rd person singular).
resembles
Example Sentences
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Sinha says the latest Nepal disaster resembles a series of catastrophic events that India has experienced in recent years, including the 2021 Chamoli disaster and the 2025 Dharali disaster in Uttarakhand.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The proposal resembles the earliest forms of simple democracy as practiced in ancient Greece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
That change triggers signaling within the retina in a way that resembles the normal visual process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
An adult purple gallinule has a bright purple and green body with a pale blue marking that resembles a shield above its red and yellow bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“An emergency safety thingamajing, -jig, while they’re putting a newly made andy through its routine inspection checks. Get it out. It resembles an oyster. You’ll see it.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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