complementary

Example Sentences

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GFL Chief Executive Patrick Dovigi said the Secure deal adds a complementary set of permitted processing and disposal facilities, strengthening the company’s Western Canada presence and broadening the waste-management services it can offer customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s relaxing and complementary to a doctor’s dry eye treatments — like medicated drops or in-office treatments — but it’s not a simple fix or cure all,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Anne Marie, a beauty and complementary therapist with her own successful business, was at a pub in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, with her cousins on the night of the incident.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Over four seasons at Purdue, Smith has transformed from a complementary player whose job was to set up the Boilermakers’ big men to an All-American who will leave as one of college basketball’s all-time playmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Conceptually, it was thus very easy to visualize how a single chain could be the template for the synthesis of a chain with the complementary sequence.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson