comparable

Example Sentences

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To be fair, the building costs $1 million, but in Chicago, anything comparable would cost at least $650,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

When the effort required for the high-reward option became comparable to the low-reward option, they eventually switched and stayed with the easier choice.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

PHS says this is due to differences in data definitions and recording Scottish data is not comparable to elsewhere in the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

That came on the heels of a relatively strong holiday season for retailers in general, with many recording revenue and comparable sales increases in their fiscal fourth quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The comparable disparity for whites in the United States is 8 percent.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander