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.
  • Here are similar shows to watch.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • My dad would have similar episodes.
    — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • There’s a similar thing with golfers.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
  • Clark says the team needs a practice field similar to its home field.
    — Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • These are very similar to how dust devils form on land.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • The bassline could be similar, but the drums are not even in the same ballpark.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Do other states have similar laws on the books?
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Do other states have similar laws on the books?
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This is very similar to the way a nor'easter in winter would track up the coast.
    — Judson Jones, CNN, 6 July 2020
  • Even crows craft tools, bending twigs to similar ends.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gross shares a similar view of the shooting.
    — Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The signs and symptoms are very similar to any illness if your pet is sick.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • 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 green skin is similar to that of its cousin, the cucumber.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2022
  • In the past, countries have fallen short of goals set in similar deals.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
  • As long as the height and size are similar, using mismatched pieces can work.
    — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 19 Apr. 2019
  • All of them have similar plans for the White House if (re-)elected.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Now a rather similar squad is tasked with ending the title drought.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • There have been similar matchups in the West since the league went to this format.
    — courant.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The longer-term picture is similar over the next five years, the report said.
    — Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, 6 July 2018
  • Chia seeds and pumpkin seeds both provide similar amounts of zinc and iron.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Other artists have found themselves at a similar loss for words.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In straighter hair, the outside and inside cells were more similar in length.
    — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2018

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