comparatively
Example Sentences
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It can lose its outer layers while its dense core remains comparatively unchanged, causing the amount of mass lost to decrease over successive encounters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The other family, headed by Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman, came to their land comparatively recently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
These values are around average for mid-August but, given the exceptional heat experienced by many areas so far this summer, may feel comparatively cool.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
That’s comparatively low; neighboring Tennessee’s state sales tax, for example, is 7%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
This is because they are comparatively near to us.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
