compare notes
Example Sentences
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Workers may be texting or emailing colleagues to compare notes or answer a question raised by a boss—to say nothing of personal issues that may need attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Prof Masterson asked to be put in touch with surgeons in the UK to compare notes.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
“I Kissed a Girl,” which puts a bouncy folk-pop groove beneath Sobule’s lightly raspy vocal, opens with two friends hanging out one night as they compare notes on their disappointing boyfriends.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
“We would often compare notes on shoes and suits, and where to get the best ones.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
"It's good because then we could compare notes, that's why. That's why when scientists do experiments, they do them lots of times—to compare the results."
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
