be equal to

Example Sentences

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You also have to have enough combined earned income to be equal to or exceeding the total contributions you both make.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Now there is the sense he doesn’t really care, that the old parchment may not be equal to the demands of the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"It should be a straightforward fix: adopted children should be equal to their biological siblings of parents who were US citizens at the time of birth," Ms Howe said.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

That’s down from the agency’s June 2023 long-term budget projection, which said publicly held debt would be equal to a record 181% of American economic activity by 2053.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Whatever's waiting for us out there, we'll have to be equal to it, or we'll die.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir