How to Use ilk in a Sentence

ilk

noun
  • The club attracts punk rockers and others of that ilk.
  • Trump, Hegseth and their ilk are not them.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But that’s not all, Ong and his ilk said.
    — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The next big item of this ilk that may rear its head comes one year from now.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • To be like, okay, look this isn't a film of a specific ilk.
    — Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Thank goodness for the Rockies and their ilk.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And the fact that there really isn’t anything of this ilk here right now.
    — Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2022
  • There were sports teams, clubs of every ilk, bowling alleys, and dances most nights of the week.
    — Denise Kiernan, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
  • Well, this is just another version of that same ilk of advice.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In that sense, Dobbs was flagrant but only one of many dozens of cases of the same ilk.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Plus, unlike other breezy elixirs of its ilk, this one lasts throughout the day with no need to reapply.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, unlike other breezy elixirs of its ilk, this one lasts throughout the day with no need to reapply.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Ambassador is of the same ilk, but with blooms that are of a deep violet-purple.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Usually with rock docs and their ilk, watching via streaming or waiting to see at home is fine.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Still, if someone argued otherwise, Smith and his ilk would rage in fury.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • But even given their current constraints, e-mail apps might still evolve past Cora and its ilk.
    — Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • But with the rise of Kennedy and his ilk in the past few decades, that public health triumph is being undone.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • With films of that ilk now a dying breed, even just bringing them to mind is perhaps the most that fans of his humor can hope for.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Other videos of the same ilk mock the situation and even the people involved.
    — Beth Ashley, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • People generally, and people of that ilk, do not want to give away their power.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Riley Irving joins a small ilk of Black women agents in major sports leagues.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 July 2023
  • Ivey and her ilk are fine keeping the Confederacy on a pedestal.
    — Kyle Whitmire | , al, 25 Apr. 2023
  • SpaceX and its ilk challenge the very fundamentals of this model.
    — Mary Johnstone-Louis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The socialization is his favorite aspect of taking part in this event and others of its ilk.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2022
  • But Obama's center projects a younger, hipper, less stuffy vibe than its general ilk.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Like the best thrillers of this ilk, though, its darkest impulses do not weigh it down but rather give it a sadistic, jet-black comic edge.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2022
  • That was one of the first designer/premium brands of its era, along with Jordache and people of that ilk.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • More of Twinnin’s ilk are springing up, Equity added.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Their constant comebacks in Europe last season felt more in the ilk of classic Chelsea.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Obsession is as much a mood as a story, and the production value is pretty high for something of this ilk.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2023

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