Resemble

Examples

• His merits in this respect resemble those of Kepler in astronomy. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In this respect, therefore, the species of the larger genera resemble varieties, more than do the species of the smaller genera. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The drawing benches resemble long tables, with a bench on either side, at one end of which is an iron box secured to the table. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• She did not at all resemble either a paragon or a prude; and yet I am the only one of all our family who am not afraid of her wit or her virtue. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Then does this man resemble Margrave, the hero of the book? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• They all resemble each other so much that one could almost believe they were of one family. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It was a pity: if she could but have been proved to resemble him, he would have thought more of her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• And as an image necessarily resembles its object, must not. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The lithographic press somewhat resembles in form an iron printing press, but differs from it greatly in its mode of action. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Its idea is related to that of self, the object of the passion: The sensation it causes resembles the sensation of the passion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The rent of houses, though it in some respects resembles the rent of land, is in one respect essentially different from it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It is built upon its side and when finished resembles a wooden wall about seventy-five feet long four inches high and three inches wide. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In this form the diamond resembles two cones united at their bases, the upper one cut off a short distance from its base, the lower one having its extreme point cut off. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In all these things the American product resembles the old-world product generally, but always it has characteristics that are distinctive. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It closely resembled in general features the telegraph of Baron de Schilling. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• To speak truth, I was beginning to fancy that the old priest resembled that Père Silas, before whom I had kneeled in the church of the Béguinage. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• In one district several varieties occurred, and of these one alone resembled, to a certain extent, the common Ithomia of the same district. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The outsides of the buildings somewhat resembled the cement houses which have been put up in later days, a coat of clay being spread on the outside walls and carefully smoothed off. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• She placed on the table a glass of new milk, a plate of something which looked not unlike leather, and a utensil which resembled a toasting-fork. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The early smelting furnaces of Germany resembled the Catalan, and were called the Stückofen, and in Sweden were known as the Osmund. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He resembled a deer, that throws one ear back upon the trail behind, and one ear forward, to know what is ahead. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The difference in the effects of two resembling objects must proceed from that particular, in which they differ. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Mr. Jingle's face gradually relaxed; and something distantly resembling a wink quivered for an instant in his left eye. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He obtained, by fusion, a crystalline carbonate resembling marble. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Until October 21, 1879, there was nothing in existence resembling our modern incandescent lamp. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• One of the most common is the clam-shell dredge, consisting of a pair of large, heavy iron jaws, hinged at the back, in general form resembling a pair of huge clam shells. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• By placing certain mixtures of carbon and sand, or of carbon and clay, between the terminals of a powerful current, a material resembling diamonds, but harder, has been produced. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The several instances of resembling conjunctions lead us into the notion of power and necessity. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.

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