How to Use "akin" with Example Sentences

1. Warrants are a popular exchange-traded financial instrument akin to options .
2. Is s & p 's opinion akin to sports columnists writing about the world series ?
3. Others have been designated as marine reserves akin to national parks .
4. It could be considered akin to foreign exchange intervention in a fixed exchange rate system .
5. Haiti 's problems were more akin to africa 's even before its devastating earthquake .