LIKE in a Sentence

Learn LIKE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for LIKE, such as:
1. You shouldn't act like a child.
2. I don't feel like eating anything.
3. I don't like going out alone at night.
4. I don't feel like doing anything today.
5. Don't act like you're better than I am.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of LIKE
like
 a.  resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
 v.  want to have
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It seemed to her like a fascinating sort of play.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  "That's like him," snapped Ben Weatherstaff.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  I like you, and you make the fifth person.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  "I like them round," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  Her garden was her nest and she was like a missel thrush.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  'I've heard something like it,' said Alice.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
7  Because I am like this always, ill and having to lie down.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  He seemed to like the sound of Mary's voice.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  "I did not know birds could be like that," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  Sometimes I don't like to see her looking at me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
11  "I should like that perhaps," he said drowsily.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
12  Mr. Craven went off his head like when he was born.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  It was because Mrs. Craven died like I told you.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  Colin looked rather like a picture himself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  She didn't like the way he had of talking about dying.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Don't act like you're better than I am.
2  You shouldn't act like a child.
3  Counsel after action is like rain after harvest.
4  I'd like to add some pepper to the bean curd.
5  I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse.
6  I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.
7  I don't like going out alone after dark.
8  I don't like going out alone at night.
9  It looks like you already know deep in my heart.
10  He was pacing the room like a caged animal.
11  They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.
12  He was still sitting huddled like a cornered animal.
13  She told innocent fibs like anyone else.
14  I don't feel like doing anything today.
15  I don't feel like eating anything.