How to Use sound like in a Sentence
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In some ways, Ligeti’s ending doesn’t even sound like an ending.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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To a leader who was trained to leave personal struggles at the door, that openness can sound like fragility.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Now, at this point in history, that may sound like empty rhetoric, the American idea.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
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That might sound like a simple question — after all, if a shark is landed, surely someone can identify it?
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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Workforce strategy can sound like a staffing plan when the more important issue is whether skills, workflows and decision rights are keeping pace with the operating model.
—Brittany Caskey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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The ongoing diversification of the American populace ensures that Latin American rhythms, jazz subgenres and electronic innovations will continue to redefine what the nation will sound like moving forward.
—Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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