analogous

In a sentence

Six example sentences with analogous, each labelled with its topic.

• The instructor called the cell membrane analogous to a subway turnstile, letting some molecules through and blocking the rest.

  Science

• He argued that a mind without memory is analogous to a library whose books are reshelved at random each night.

  Philosophy

• The coach said a good pick and roll is analogous to a door opening: someone must step through the gap immediately.

  Basketball

• The economist called a central bank analogous to a thermostat, nudging rates up or down to hold prices steady.

  Economics

• A cache is analogous to a kitchen counter, where the things you reach for most sit closest to hand.

  Technology

• The lawyer argued the drone case was analogous to earlier disputes over low-flying aircraft and private land.

  Law

Found in these word lists

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More Academic words

• equation
• extract
• priority
• statistically
• randomly
• purchase
• minors
• sufficiently
• partnership
• percentage
• bonding
• revised