How to Use similar in a Sentence

similar

adjective
  • Our cats are similar in size.
  • I would have reacted in a similar way if it had happened to me.
  • You two look very similar to each other.
  • I was going to say something similar.
  • They had similar experiences growing up, even though they came from vastly different backgrounds.
  • We got remarkably similar results.
  • All of them have similar plans for the White House if (re-)elected.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Come prepared with a monologue similar to the style of the show and to read from the script.
    Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Which was the last team to get the better of the Tide by playing a similar style?
    Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • There have been similar matchups in the West since the league went to this format.
    courant.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • This is very similar to the way a nor'easter in winter would track up the coast.
    Judson Jones, CNN, 6 July 2020
  • The new show is very similar, but the world has made great strides and changes and the show has adapted.
    Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2018
  • The longer-term picture is similar over the next five years, the report said.
    Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, 6 July 2018
  • The green skin is similar to that of its cousin, the cucumber.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2022
  • The start of the game was similar to Wednesday, when the Kings got going against the Nuggets early.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The tint lasts a few weeks and is similar to BB Glow micro needling.
    Essence, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The game turned for good in a similar situation to open the fourth.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Is a mild case of the coronavirus similar to a mild case of the common cold?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2020
  • The vaccine used down south is similar, though not identical, to the one in the north.
    oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2019
  • By and large, though, the lives of young men and young women are changing in similar ways.
    Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
  • Clark says the team needs a practice field similar to its home field.
    Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • In the past, countries have fallen short of goals set in similar deals.
    Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Data from the rest of the country show a similar pattern.
    Max Colchester, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The younger Tai is so similar to the older Tai but has such a more pure heart and the best intentions.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This two-piece tie-dye set looks so similar to the one the actress wore a couple months ago.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
  • In straighter hair, the outside and inside cells were more similar in length.
    Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Green and red are similar, though, again, Saveur says red are smoother and sweeter.
    Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Nearly a year ago to the day, the Corsairs won in similar fashion.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • In the locker room, players came to Forsyth’s defense with similar intensity.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Eventually our list reaches more than a dozen more victims, nearly all with similar experiences, most of them bursting with a desire to talk.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024

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