How to Use by/in contrast in a Sentence

by/in contrast

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  • Musk’s remarks were in contrast to an appearance by Liz Cheney at a rally with Harris earlier this week.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Matters of law, in contrast, are for the judge to provide.
    Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • Diarrhea, in contrast, may lead to more trips to the bathroom.
    Steph Coelho, Health, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Blackjack, by contrast, has the best odds of any casino game, with chances of winning above 40%.
    David Mark, Washington Examiner, 9 June 2023
  • The plaintiffs, by contrast, maintained that the rally and speech were campaign events.
    Charlie Savage, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The victims and survivors, by contrast, were portrayed as weak.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The midi bob, by contrast, falls a bit longer, hovering just above the shoulders.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The Heat, by contrast, is only in a position to trade one future first-round pick.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • The Chens, in contrast, are barely holding on to lower middle class.
    Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
  • McIlroy, by contrast, made five birdies on the front nine and added another before the shocker at 18.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Barbie, in contrast, is not weighed down worrying about it at all.
    and David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Chemehuevi, by contrast, can’t access or lease most of their water.
    Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 5 July 2023
  • Harris, in contrast, began her speech before the teachers union by praising Biden’s speech and his work for the country.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • An adult moth, by contrast, is only after the nectar for itself.
    WIRED, 12 June 2023
  • This year’s contests, by contrast, are a more decorous affair.
    oregonlive, 9 May 2023
  • But in contrast to the other states, California and Oregon employees will still be able to choose to wear a mask in stores.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • That stands in contrast to Gov. Andy Beshear’s budget, which called for 11% across-the-boards raises for teachers and other school employees.
    Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
  • It’s pledged Kyiv less than €2 billion in support, by contrast to Germany’s €22 billion.
    Ania Nussbaum, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The Dems’ voters, by contrast, tend to live in more dense urban environments.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Chrissy couldn’t have been more in contrast with her mom on their shopping trip in her ultra-minimal look.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Kapadia, in contrast, is a beat reporter more or less of the older school: ex-Seahawks as well as ex-Eagles (nice to know there still are such things).
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Live Nation, by contrast, has a much smaller footprint.
    John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
  • Wayne’s cheek, by contrast, just looks weathered and old, an affront to both youth and to mother-daughter privacy.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 June 2024
  • Harris, by contrast, would need to win the popular vote by 3.5-4 points to win Pennsylvania and, with it, the Electoral College.
    G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 4 July 2024
  • Among these sculptures, one that is 30 centimeters high stands out in contrast to the other figurines that are as small as 3 centimeters tall.
    WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Thomason, by contrast, won no individual events but finished in the top five in four.
    al, 17 May 2023
  • Lower altitudes, in contrast, are becoming too hot for the bugs.
    Mary Katherine Wildeman, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Rapid RCTs, by contrast, are not used to study new treatments, so nobody has to be recruited to participate.
    Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Humans, by contrast, replace as much as 60 percent of the words and concepts with each iteration.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Off Jamaica's coast, by contrast, sharks are faring worse as local fishermen catch the grouper and snapper upon which sharks prey.
    Dino Grandoni, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023

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