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Sentence examples for the like from inspiring English sources

The use of the phrase "the like" is not technically wrong, but it is usually not used in formal writing.
It is a colloquial phrase that people often use in conversation. For example: "That hot sauce is really spicy - I like it, but the like others might not."

Dictionary

the like

noun

Something that a person likes (prefers).

  • Tell me your likes and dislikes.

synonyms

ilk
favorite
favourite
preference
the like

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Concerts and the like?

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The New Yorker

I myself had never seen the like.

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The New Yorker

Clothes and the like are provided free.

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The Economist

'Banks of the Ohio' and the like.

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The New Yorker

In the, like, movie?

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The Guardian - TV & Radio

Cake, sandwiches and the like.

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The Guardian

Residents say the like the neighborhood's walkability.

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The New York Times

Did you ever hear the like?

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The Guardian - Sport

'El Deathio', or something of the like.

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The Guardian - Sport

"Parties, concerts, movies and the like.

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The like-for-like sales figures exclude new stores.

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