likes of, the

1. Also, the like of one. An equivalent or very similar person or thing; an equal or match. For example, I've never seen the likes of this before, or We'll never see his like again. This expression today is almost always put in a negative context. [Mid-1500s]

2. see likes of.

Example Sentences

The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s new memoir, “The Uncool,” is a tender and insightful account of his adventures covering the likes of the Eagles, Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell for Rolling Stone in the 1970s.

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Squads boasting the likes of the Liverpool legend plus David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen reached three successive major quarter-finals between 2002-06 before failing to qualify for Euro 2008 and bowing out of the 2010 World Cup in the last 16 to Germany.

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Why new ownership from the likes of the Ellisons is likely to make things worse.

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Today, it's the likes of the SNP and Reform UK looking to capitalise on the same message about Westminster.

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It is seen by the likes of the International Energy Agency and the Climate Change Committee as a key element in meeting targets to cut the greenhouse gases driving dangerous climate change.

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