Suchlike

Definition

suchlike /'sʌtʃlaÇk/ pron, det အစရိွေသာ။ You can buy string, glue, paper-clips and suchlike (items) at the local shop.

Examples

1. ‘I recommend that the department spend quite some time in making sure that individuals are aware of that provision
2. otherwise they will become liable to penalties and suchlike
3. should it fail to do so.’
4. ‘When you advise on CVs and suchlike for a living it's painful to dredge through them when actually recruiting.’
5. ‘If you would like to help
6. on a voluntary basis
7. by supplying information about any aspect of Sligo Town
8. be it tourist information
9. local histories
10. local news stories or suchlike
11. we would be delighted to hear from you.’
12. ‘just chipping in to say
13. I see nothing wrong per se with running rituals and suchlike for non magicians.’
14. ‘Massive aquatic centres and suchlike with massive parking lots aren't what London needs.’
15. ‘Now
16. look around you at the steaming piles of baby clothes
17. towelling nappies and suchlike on every desk
18. cupboard
19. radiator
20. hat stand
21. wall planner and trouser press.’
22. ‘Who could blame the truants
23. I thought - the sun was shining
24. there wasn't a breath of wind and a lovely swell was still rolling through - far too much of a distraction to be messing around with work
25. education and suchlike.’
26. ‘And I would have cut dead any discussion of proposals and suchlike if I did not love him.’
27. ‘Bread should be a feast to the eye as well
28. and Jaro had spent hours carving roses and suchlike on them.’
29. ‘Amputations and suchlike in the hospitals are seen very briefly as people push through the crowds of injured and dying.’
30. ‘I can be found amongst this motley crew
31. whenever I go to a conference or suchlike
32. I am always scanning the itinerary for suitable gaps in which I can seek an exit to have a quick nicotine ‘fix’.’
33. ‘I explained that the cheques were in my bag because I always kept a few with me to cover the cost of office supplies and suchlike and that I had seen no reason to take them out just because I was going to spend a few hours in Michigan.’
34. ‘It appears to consist of him turning up at factory gates and pointing off into the middle distance
35. at some pipes or cables or suchlike
36. and mouthing platitudes about ‘jobs and prosperity’.’
37. ‘There will be signings and readings and suchlike in the UK and Dublin in the week between Edinburgh and Edinburgh
38. promise.’
39. ‘Many people have a right of entry to our homes - to read meters and suchlike - and people in council houses
40. particularly
41. are subject to the erratic arrival of workmen who may or may not be council employees.’
42. ‘On a practical note you can purchase insurance
43. phonecards
44. rail passes and suchlike from the Travel Store
45. and all the Rough Guides are available to buy as e-books (Microsoft or Adobe).’
46. ‘I mean
47. the police used to pick up zines and suchlike from radical bookshops in the 80s so maybe there's somebody in a room somewhere whose paid to bum around the net all day watching out for ‘subversives’.’
48. ‘Those people may have made statements and suchlike in circumstances where they felt their views would be privileged and protected.’
49. ‘Then
50. of course
51. I was writing more and more journalism
52. so a lot of jokes and suchlike that might have gone into lighter poems went into reviewing.’
53. ‘‘We believe they are frequently stolen ‘on demand’ to make garden patios and suchlike.’