How to Use versus in a Sentence

versus

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• When the news hit the next day, the rupiah jumped 28% versus the dollar.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
• The process differs in those who weigh more versus those who weigh less.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• And the stress of that versus being in nature, where no one’s around you.
  — Vogue, 1 May 2024
• One of the biggest differences is the dust on the Moon versus Mars.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2024
• Plaschke: Chris Paul versus the rest of the team should have been highlighted.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
• So the idea is that Insta360’s software can give you hints on how to film a beach versus a city’s streets.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 29 Mar. 2023
• But the stakes are far greater than spy-versus-spy drama.
  — Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2023
• The scent of the candles is enhanced versus burning the candle.
  — Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
• The wheelbase grew almost three inches versus the E39, and the E60 sedan’s length grew by roughly the same amount.
  — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
• The new guidelines, like the old ones, are based on body mass index, a measure of weight versus height.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
• One franchisee told the Post that sales have declined between 5% and 10% versus the same time last year.
  — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2024
• Fallout: The game was a rare No. 1 versus No. 2 in-season contest.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 3 Aug. 2023
• Learn more about the pros and cons of an infant car seat versus a convertible car seat.
  — Heather Corley, Parents, 2 July 2024
• Was that ever brought up in the moment versus years later?
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
• The mine case is a close parallel to that of Snail Darters versus the Tellico Dam.
  — Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• The difference in the amount of bacteria spread when flushing with the lid up versus down?
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2023
• For those not in the industry, what does freelance mean versus being staffed on a show?
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
• There’s something to be said about driving by versus flying over a place.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
• Hurley is right – at baseline, 22 fouls called against UConn versus the nine called on Xavier is eye-opening.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2023
• The low supply versus demand makes child care expensive in the Hoosier State.
  — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2024
• But United’s schedule is much worse — 26 hours versus 15 hours on Delta.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
• What sold me most was the box stitching versus channel stitching.
  — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
• In taking a look, consider what may be valid versus what may not.
  — Sevier Crespo, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
• Coldest spots well away from the Beltway could dip into the mid-30s versus downtown areas closer to the low 40s.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• Saunders said the market for movies versus comics developed in distinct ways across the 2000s.
  — John Towfighi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
• If the first was the drama that went down with Kathy and Theresa, then the follow-up was Edith's guacamole versus Susan's meatballs.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2023
• Eighty-eight percent were full-time workers versus part-time.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
• But the district-versus-charter question rarely splits itself neatly between the haves and the have-nots.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2022
• The transition from digital to film, camera techniques, multi-camera versus single camera, how to light differently for each, blocking, and so on.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
• The organization noticed an influx in online shopping the Monday after Thanksgiving as people returned to work and used their, at the time, faster internet connections in the office versus at home to start on their holiday lists.
  — Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024