contrasts

Example Sentences

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She pointed out the relative scarcity of dad bloggers, which she contrasts with the relative ease of being a working dad — a situation employers tend to reward.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"This single event contrasts starkly with carcinization, which has occurred repeatedly across decapod species," Kawabata explains.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

It contrasts the small “makeshift consolations” of our ephemeral human-scale lives—a shared cigarette, a game of cards—with the grand forces of progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In part, perhaps, because the young Scottish actors are as much a study in contrasts as the characters they play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

What composers could impose instead of incremental change were more abrupt contrasts of loud and soft, like the juxtaposition of light and shade, chiaroscuro, in painting.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall