8 sentences with 'alike'
Example sentences and phrases with the word alike and other words derived from it.
• « In addition, the Abbasid Caliphate witnessed a significant increase in literacy. Not only were Muslims (men and women alike) encouraged to memorise the Qur'an itself, but scholars and merchants were often interchangeable; unlike medieval Christianity, Islam did not reject trade as somehow morally tainted. »
• « This situation was soon described as a new Babylonian captivity by clergy and laity alike (especially in Italy), comparing the papacy's presence in France to the enslavement of the ancient Jews in Babylon. »
• « Members of the nobility and wealthy non-nobles alike spent lavishly to show off their wealth as well as their culture and learning. »
• « Instead of kings and vassals, power was in the hands of the popoli grossi, which literally meant the "fat people", but here simply meant the rich, nobles and non-nobles alike. About 5% of the population of the richest cities were among them. »
• « While the practice of autopsy for medical knowledge was nothing new - physicians in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe alike had used autopsies to expand medical knowledge for centuries - Leonardo was able to document his findings in meticulous detail thanks to his artistic virtuosity. »
• « Henry IV became popular with Catholics and Protestants alike for his competence, wit and pragmatism. »
• « From all his subjects, men and women alike, Napoleon expected the same thing that was demanded of women in family life: obedience. »