How to pronounce liken
Listen to liken in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“liken” in real sentences
179 clips in the index · 26 American · 12 British · 7 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I LIKEN HIM TO EISENHOWER.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
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liken it to things like GPS or liken it to things like the Internet where soon
Geoscience Australia · hear it here
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I liken it to the Queensferry crossing.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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They liken sometimes to the seatbelt requirement.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
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