Sentence examples for was likened from inspiring English sources
verb
To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
- The physics teacher likened the effect of mass on space to an indentation in a sheet of rubber.
Miliband was likened to the cartoon character Elmer Fudd and a creme de menthe.
Cameron was likened to a Vesper Martini, a Mercedes, Dick Dastardly and Hugh Grant.
Last week, Herrick was likened to Hannibal Lecter in his scenes with Annie.
His work was likened to a St. Bernard: uninhibited and mostly good-natured.
His second, The Subtle Knife, was likened, in its ambition, to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
Yet, as commentator Antoine Allen says, carnival was likened to the horror film The Purge.
Last year, unflattering photographs of her were published in which she was likened to Elton John.
At the time, it was likened to the Hatfields joining forces with the McCoys.
One of the sisters was likened to a child caught in an acrimonious divorce.
The shape of the spire was likened to that of the upraised arm of the Statue of Liberty.
During his youth he was likened to a mean, sneaky sheep-killing dog and a walking corpse.
