liken
verb (used with object)
to represent as similar or like; compare.
have likened
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present perfectof liken.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Hilton said he’s given “literally zero thought” to Bianco’s upper lip, though he noted some have likened his opponent to Yosemite Sam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Testimony is expected to last weeks, amid a level of media scrutiny that some have likened to the O.J.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Some have likened it to cooking - like a gourmet feast.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
Many have likened the shock to that of the war in 1973, but with crucial differences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
A decade later, she might have likened their family to astronauts, floating in space; that was how ungrounded they were.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
