identify with

Example Sentences

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"I have found it necessary to identify with another political platform that offers the best opportunity to effectively change the nation," he said in a statement.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Another Nobel laureate, William Faulkner, set his novels in the post-Civil War South, but Depression-era readers could identify with the bankrupt economy, the impoverishment of farmers and the political disruption, Conn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

To me, those are all challenges that I think a lot of regular people can see and identify with.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

“She didn’t want you to be able to identify with him. She wanted the emphasis on Little Sorrel rather than the myth of the man,” Hamza Walker explained of Kara Walker’s intentions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Likewise, your hopes of stirring the audience to anger or pity depends on the extent to which they are prepared to identify with the anger or pity you yourself seem to feel.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith