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• The demure trend stands in stark contrast to the brat trend.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
• That was in stark contrast to the outcomes for many others at the time.
  — Maggie Jones, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• My life in Uruguay stood in sharp contrast with my life in New York.
  — Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
• The new era of Big 12 football stands in stark contrast to the state of play elsewhere.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• The buying was in sharp contrast to the selling seen in the stock markets.
  — Lee Ying Shan,jenni Reid, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
• This mane will be dark brown or russet and stand in stark contrast to its body.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• The video stands in stark contrast to Brooks’ own report of the incident.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• The men's Olympic medal drought is in stark contrast to the U.S. women, who have won a team medal at every Olympics since 1992.
  — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 29 July 2024
• Both of their sessions were melancholy, in stark contrast to the upbeat mood in the Dodgers’ clubhouse down the hall.
  — Brian Dulik, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• That’s in stark contrast to the expectations of most CEOs.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
• The sisters’ soft and smiling phoniness is in sharp contrast to the film’s title.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
• That’s in stark contrast to my run-ins with the American flag over the course of the trip thus far, which have left me more conflicted.
  — Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
• This year’s conditions are in stark contrast with the spring of 2021, which was the second-driest on record.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
• The current boom stands in stark contrast to 2020, when the company posted its first loss in more than a decade.
  — Aya Wagatsuma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
• Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
  — Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
• The bright shading of our favorite red-brown tone plays in stark contrast to the roots, drawing the eye down and making your hair look longer.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• For now, anyway, there’s no plan to force you back to the office—in stark contrast to Amazon’s new mandate.
  — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
• This is in stark contrast to a record low in unemployed Black workers less than five months ago.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 July 2023
• That bond is in stark contrast to vignettes about Jagger and Richards teasing Jones.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
• The interiors of Crump Manor, owned by the film's villain, were designed in stark contrast to Gracey Manor.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
• That stood in sharp contrast to the urban landscapes in modern China.
  — Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• But that stands in sharp contrast to his history with Black reporters.
  — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
• The peppy Disney tune stood in stark contrast to the hard rock and rap songs the other wrestlers use, but his wife found comfort in the selection.
  — Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
• The transparency in the county court stands in stark contrast to federal court.
  — Jozsef Papp The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 31 Aug. 2023
• This year’s stock market success for Apple comes in sharp contrast to 2022.
  — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 30 June 2023
• Moreno won seven of his 10 duels and Aina six of nine, in stark contrast to Salah (who won two out of eight) and Diaz (two out of seven).
  — Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
• This stands in stark contrast to the physics of Newton, and even everyday intuition.
  — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• That’s in stark contrast to the 1993 Time story: homelessness wasn’t mentioned.
  — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Israel Findings are in stark contrast to the statements and predictions of looming famine in some parts of Gaza.
  — Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 4 June 2024
• That's in stark contrast to conventional funds, which saw some $300 billion of inflows in the fourth quarter alone.
  — Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025