likens
- present tense form of liken (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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He likens Tilly to Pixar’s computer-animated characters — another technological leap that initially met resistance before becoming accepted as a legitimate form of screen performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Toussaint likens them to one of TV’s greatest prime time soap operas: “It’s like when I was a kid, and we watched ‘Dallas.’
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
M&S likens it to the grapefruit-based Paloma cocktail and says it follows in Hugo's footsteps.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
In the documentary, Bailey likens himself and his bandmates to hired guns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
He likens himself to “a simple worshipper of the eternal Buddha,” he tells both Theo and Gauguin.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
