Sentence examples for having been like from inspiring English sources

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"Having been like a grandfather in Korea, he was more boss.

It wasn't a matter of Matt's having been like his son, as Audrey had suggested, but, rather, that Matt seemed at times like a source of... what?

In his review of "The One," RJ Smith's biography of James Brown, the Rev. Al Sharpton describes himself as having been "like a son" to the Godfather of Soul.

The economics columnist Matt Miller has calculated that each of these sets of heirs would get an average windfall of $6.2 million — a reward not for effort, enterprise, or work but simply for having been, like Bush himself, born rich.

Having been, like Wendy Perron ["The Face Can Say as Much as the Legs," Jan . 13] a dancer during the postmodernist period of the late 20th century, I can recall being instructed by choreographers to maintain an expressionless countenance during performance.

The economics columnist Matt Miller has calculated that each of these sets of heirs would get an average windfall of $6.2 million — a reward not for effort, enterprise, or work but simply for having been, like Bush himself, born rich... What President Bush does, not what he says, will determine whether his speech ultimately redounds to his credit, or only to Michael Gerson's.

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"I have been like that.

We had been like sisters.

"It has been like that forever".

Kenny had been like, Little young, bro.

"This apartment has been like Smolny".

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