Sentence examples for this is akin from inspiring English sources

This is akin to child pornography.

This is akin to state-sanctioned torture.

This is akin to returning a child to abusive parents.

Among competitive charities, this is akin to an arms race.

In the Northwest, this is akin to Mayflower lineage.

This is akin to the iTunes music-download model.

"This is akin to having pollution-control cops on the beat.

Perhaps, but this is akin to saying that Annapurna is smaller than Everest.

To critics of the N.Y.P.D., this is akin to racial profiling.

"This is akin to saying, 'Dinosaurs roamed the Earth more than 500 years ago,' " he said.

This is akin to trying to fix a sports team's performance by buying better equipment.