apples and oranges
Example Sentences
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"England and Scotland may be apples and oranges in terms of their football culture, but I don't believe the same can be said about the people culture", he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
That’s why comparing stocks’ past returns to Social Security’s risk-free, inflation-adjusted payments isn’t apples and oranges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Colleges and universities may object that I’m comparing apples and oranges.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Instead, the North Carolina representative characterized it as "apples and oranges."
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2024
He came back with three bushel baskets full of groceries, fresh apples and oranges, garden vegetables, and two chickens.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
