How to Use complementary in a Sentence

complementary

adjective

• She wore a new outfit with a complementary scarf.
• My spouse and I have complementary goals.
• Blue Ivy Carter, the pair shining in complementary metallic gowns.
  — Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
• Or that Ray Romano and Matt Rogers would make for such a complementary comedic duo?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
• But the power has now become a complementary weapon, a threat that’s even more dangerous when a tackle is off-balance.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2021
• In keeping with the home’s mid-century modern roots, Smith made sure to furnish the rooms with complementary pieces.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2021
• But the Raiders signed Drake for a complementary role in their offense, not to serve as Jacobs’ backup.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2021
• Expand your offers with upsells, downsells, and complementary products to increase your sales volume.
  — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
• Their expertise is complementary, leading to a bounty at the weekly market.
  — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
• Ideally, finding someone more suited to be complementary to James and Davis would’ve been best.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2021
• Even if another high draft pick doesn’t emerge from a complementary role, Kentucky needs new faces to step up to fill the holes on defense in particular.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2021
• In this respect, iron presents a particular challenge: iron atoms bind tightly with oxygen atoms, like complementary pieces in a jigsaw puzzle.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2021
• Wagner is a versatile wing with many of the intangibles the Warriors want in a complementary piece.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2021
• Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday have also emerged as complementary pieces.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
• To build, perhaps, truly public podcast infrastructure, a sub-ecosystem that could stand independent from and complementary to the for-profit world.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 July 2021
• For the event, the pair matched in complementary blue looks.
  — Katie Campione, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
• The couple brought complementary strengths to the project.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 8 June 2021
• The Cavs solved that problem, and added some nice complementary pieces in the process.
  — Staff Report, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2018
• If that’s too much, at least paint it the same as, or a complementary color to, the kitchen.
  — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
• Snag yours now to serve as the tree in your main space or as a complementary tree.
  — Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
• Next to his wife, Prince William wore a dark suit and a complementary green tie.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 June 2022
• This might have seemed a bit far-fetched to those who watched them play complementary roles for the Hawks.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• And will green be the new complementary color for mothers and the rest of the bridal party?
  — Marianne Rohrlich, New York Times, 22 May 2018
• The crops, known as the three sisters, are complementary.
  — Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017
• That is complementary football on our side of the ball.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
• The Wolves want complementary pieces, and Heat want a young, budding star.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Use of the property’s Scott e-bikes is also complementary and a great way to get to the beach.
  — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
• The other strand reads that template and lays down a complementary set of bases.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
• The dumplings were firm and tasty, and there were plenty of crawfish chunks in the highly complementary cream sauce.
  — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2021
• And flavor wise, the aromas in the wine and of the jalapeño are complementary, according to Briscione.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 1 Jan 2025