How to Use by/in contrast in a Sentence

by/in contrast

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  • Barbie, in contrast, is not weighed down worrying about it at all.
    — and David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Diarrhea, in contrast, may lead to more trips to the bathroom.
    — Steph Coelho, Health, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The victims and survivors, by contrast, were portrayed as weak.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • This year’s contests, by contrast, are a more decorous affair.
    — oregonlive, 9 May 2023
  • Maine, by contrast, has some of the most permissive fireworks laws in the country.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
  • An adult moth, by contrast, is only after the nectar for itself.
    — WIRED, 12 June 2023
  • The midi bob, by contrast, falls a bit longer, hovering just above the shoulders.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The plaintiffs, by contrast, maintained that the rally and speech were campaign events.
    — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • This is in contrast to the far greater number of job cuts the administration has achieved.
    — Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Blackjack, by contrast, has the best odds of any casino game, with chances of winning above 40%.
    — David Mark, Washington Examiner, 9 June 2023
  • 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
  • The Heat, by contrast, is only in a position to trade one future first-round pick.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • In the nineteenth century, by contrast, hair was as essential to the body as any of its flesh-and-bone parts.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
  • The Chens, in contrast, are barely holding on to lower middle class.
    — Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
  • The Chemehuevi, by contrast, can’t access or lease most of their water.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 5 July 2023
  • Lower altitudes, in contrast, are becoming too hot for the bugs.
    — Mary Katherine Wildeman, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Thomason, by contrast, won no individual events but finished in the top five in four.
    — al, 17 May 2023
  • King Charles, in contrast, worked during the week of the trip, heading to several events and meetings.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Oct. 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
  • The Heat by contrast, can’t afford anything other than living in the moment.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Dems’ voters, by contrast, tend to live in more dense urban environments.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Trump, by contrast, says workers in the executive branch must answer to him and follow his orders.
    — James L. Perry, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Stirewalt says that in contrast to other cycles he’s covered, where the signs start to become clear on who will win, that is not the case this cycle.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Atkins, by contrast — based on his record and recent comments — could easily be described as the anti-Gensler.
    — Pete Gannon, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The emotions of the Real Madrid players could not have been more in contrast with those of their City counterparts.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • It’s pledged Kyiv less than €2 billion in support, by contrast to Germany’s €22 billion.
    — Ania Nussbaum, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 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

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