complementary

Example Sentences

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“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

In fact, the books are better viewed as complementary rather than competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

“Our values, combined with our complementary strengths, will ensure these tools are used with the same care and responsibility with which they were built,” Affleck said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Why were the two strands complementary to each other—A matched with T, and G matched with C—like a molecular yin and yang?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee