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The expression 'many were like' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to indicate that a large number of people or things shared a particular characteristic or behavior. Example: During the music festival, many were like butterflies fluttering from one stage to another, trying to catch the best performances.
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The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him, and that the many were neither perverted nor sadistic, that they were, and still are, terribly and terrifyingly normal.
A Time magazine article about young people at the Republican National Convention claimed that most millennials in attendance weren't Trump voters; in fact, many were, like other Republicans, openly wondering if they could support a man who says such noxious things publicly.
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Not many are like this, but they're there, just keep looking and asking.
Many are like Sami Balbaky, who earned a master's in biomedical engineering from the University of Southern California in 2010.
Many are like 60-year-old Thomas E. Siko of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, who thought he had nothing to worry about.
Many are like Tony Mayer, 46, an architect from the Upper West Side who walked in with a dog-eared briefcase.
Many are, like I was, one tough break away from losing their home.
Nobody knows how many were swept away like Izumi.
Many are dressed like mountaineers.
Many are organised like artists' collectives.
How many are renowned like Sheppard?
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