contrast
Example Sentences
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The area has long been a centre of agricultural production, with its green fields and bountiful orchards offering a striking contrast to the vast tracts of desert that cover most of the kingdom.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
In contrast, neuro-symbolic AI offers a different direction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The message, which spread rapidly across social media, stood in contrast to the typically reflective tone associated with the holiday.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Friday’s labor report for March showed a healthy gain of 178,000 net new jobs, a welcome contrast to February’s 133,000 decline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In contrast, the ‘maker’s knowledge’ principle implies that if I do make a vacuum in a laboratory then I have a real understanding of what it is that I have made.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
