contrasting

Example Sentences

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Her outfits blend water-like teals and blue, contrasting with natural floral pinks.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The dress’ structured bodice gave way into tulle skirt, with the fabric’s warm tone contrasting Blunt’s dark red lip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Apple’s iPod ads in the early 2000s that featured dark silhouettes with contrasting white headphones were also big hits.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Also offering fine support are K. Todd Freeman and Michael Benjamin Washington as Willy’s neighbor Charley and his son, who illustrate by their starkly contrasting values how Willy has morally failed himself and his children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

What Corelli did was create a musical version of chiaroscuro by contrasting a big-sounding band of stringed instruments with a small group, switching between the big and the small throughout the piece.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall