Example Sentences

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At times this season, Spurs have resembled an unmotivated rabble – which is why the frantic pumping of fists and wild celebrations also felt uncomfortable and, yes, embarrassing.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

More recently, Apple TV ads have resembled movie productions.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It may have resembled a lizard, but it lived before reptiles and mammals branched into separate evolutionary paths, so it was not technically a reptile.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Even more remarkably, Will’s thought processes have resembled the French statesman Talleyrand’s description of the Bourbon kings: “They forgot nothing and they learned nothing.”

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

In all our layers of clothing we must have resembled a family of Eskimos plopped down in a jungle.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver