complementing

Example Sentences

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That pattern echoes what economists call skills-biased technological change: the tendency of some new technologies to hollow out routine work while complementing jobs held by more highly educated workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Marks jumped at the chance to perform for free inside the theater, his brassy freewheeling equally complementing and contrasting the sounds of the intersection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Such tours continued throughout the 20th century in the United States, Europe, the Soviet Union and China, complementing Japanese diplomacy during the Cold War.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

And if it’s truffles you still seek for your soulmate, I’d suggest complementing the bonbons with a bottle of truffle oil — for under $25.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

They wear fashionable gowns that do not match exactly but coordinate beautifully, one complementing the other.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern