How to Use equivalency in a Sentence

equivalency

noun

• And with the Weeknd's tour in full swing, this equivalency makes perfect sense.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 5 June 2017
• The person who put up the flyer could very well teach a class in false equivalency.
  — Anne Branigin, The Root, 6 Oct. 2017
• After Oregon, at 20, Keyes took a high school equivalency test and joined the Army.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2012
• The point here is not to make arguments of moral equivalency.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
• In the midst of her illness, Neal signed up for GED classes to get a high school equivalency diploma.
  — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
• One of the most aggravating of these tactics is the one of false equivalency.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2011
• This was not a case of moral equivalency, but of moral clarity.
  — Cal Thomas, Alaska Dispatch News, 14 Aug. 2017
• Haylee Kalick now has a goal of her own: earning a high school equivalency diploma.
  — Daniel Chang, miamiherald, 30 June 2017
• The Journal’s argument is the height of a false equivalency.
  — WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
• The high school equivalency classes are free and students are eligible for up to 60 percent off the cost of the tests.
  — chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Not in rejecting the moral equivalency between Fox and, for instance, the Times; that is still the rankest nonsense.
  — Ken Stern, vanityfair.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• The net effect was a kind of nihilistic equivalency between Clinton and Trump in the eyes of some voters.
  — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 28 June 2019
• But artists such as Lam think comparing the model to human artists is a false equivalency.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
• Students can also live in Poway and be enrolled in the equivalency of a homeschool setting.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
• Now 33, with two children in school, Cuin is preparing for her high school equivalency test and looking for a job.
  — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
• In return for jobs, gang members will be urged to acquire at least a high school equivalency diploma.
  — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
• The first step, a high school equivalency exam, put her on more equal footing with former classmates.
  — cleveland.com, 3 Feb. 2018
• Jackson said Kay had just enrolled in a high school equivalency program and liked to spend time with his girlfriend, nieces and nephews.
  — Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2020
• Titleist even hired a teacher to help Gemaly get his high school equivalency degree.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
• To note this is not to imply moral equivalency but instead to describe the fracturing of the American body politic.
  — Fred Bauer, National Review, 18 Aug. 2017
• The figures include any staff member with some full-time equivalency or FTE assigned to one or more positions in the job group.
  — Author: Naomi Klouda, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Jan. 2018
• Reporters need to put reality first and take care not to fall into false equivalency and both-side traps.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Jan. 2021
• Democratic senators shook their heads at what many called a false equivalency to their own fiery words.
  — Lisa Mascaro, Chron, 13 Feb. 2021
• These face-to-face classes are designed to prepare students to pass a high school equivalency exam.
  — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• In response, the Kremlin has attempted to draw an equivalency to the U.S. treatment of the Capitol rioters.
  — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
• Brooks has a high school equivalency diploma but did not attend college.
  — Todd Richmond, ajc, 28 Sep. 2022
• Narruhn earned his high school equivalency diploma and enrolled in college, making the dean’s list.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 July 2021
• There is no moral equivalency between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.
  — Mike Pence, National Review, 17 May 2021
• Opining moral equivalency for the Nazis of Charlottesville provided a huge boost to the worst elements in our country.
  — WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
• With a high school equivalency certificate, a whole range of new job opportunities would open up—ones that paid better than $5 per hour and wouldn’t leave her clothes smelling like fried food.
  — Longreads, 6 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024