Sentence examples for like a sonny from inspiring English sources

These were objects that could kill, maim or at least buckle your knees like a Sonny Liston left hook.

Triple Celebration is like a Sonny Rollins calypso, Stemless a sassy bop blues, and the four-part ­Grandad Suite a mix of wistfulness and pushing swing, with Allen injecting an ­anthemic soul-jazzy heat (an unfamiliar ­ingredient for a Tracey album) on the gently ­hustling Benology.

In "Lefse Los Cubanos," a long, lively two-beat song over a bass vamp — sort of like their version of a Sonny Rollins calypso — they played hard and ecstatically.

(The format of his show sometimes resembles that of the television variety shows that he loved as a kid — like a perverse "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour").

They've also had a peek at "The Godfather": The three sons of the gangster patriarch Harry Montebello are a hothead like Sonny, a choirboy like Michael and an addict sort of like Fredo.

They must now find a way to contain the likes of Sonny Bill Williams, Shaun Johnson and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, all while delivering enough attacking threat to break down New Zealand's brutal defence.

When Anne Arundel County developed PAL Park to service the entire Annapolis peninsula, Lyons immediately assumed a new role with the organization, along with the likes of Sonny Conley and Chuck Pierce.

"I like the fire," Sonny protested.

I don't like Sonny.

The likes of Sonny Bill Williams and Israel Folau are marvelled at for their athleticism but they were never transcendent stars.

Four decades ago, when Joyce Rey started out in real estate selling homes for the likes of Sonny and Cher, the most luxurious mansions in town would go for less than a million dollars.