make an analogy

Frequency: 7.311.5 per million words

To make or create a comparison between two things.

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Examples (10)

  • In his speech, the coach made an analogy between teamwork in sports and success in business.
  • It's often helpful to make an analogy to simplify a complex scientific principle for students.
  • The poet makes a beautiful analogy, comparing love to a fragile, blooming flower.
  • Can you make an analogy that explains how the internet works to someone unfamiliar with technology?
  • Making a false analogy can weaken your entire argument, so be careful with your comparisons.
  • The historian was criticized for making a poor analogy between the two distinct historical events.
  • If you want to persuade them, you'll need to make an analogy they can easily relate to.
  • Let me try to make an analogy: the company's structure is like a beehive, with everyone having a specific role.
  • He was struggling to make an analogy that would resonate with the audience.
  • The lawyer made a clever analogy in his closing argument, which seemed to influence the jury.