How to Use pale in/by comparison to/with in a Sentence

pale in/by comparison to/with

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  • But all of the past changes could pale in comparison to what comes next.
    — Justin Pot, The Atlantic, 11 July 2023
  • All 50 states pale in comparison to their largest cities’ metro areas.
    — Zachary Fleming, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The chain’s potential pitfalls at home pale in comparison with those abroad, though.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
  • But Trump’s tariff efforts so far might pale in comparison to what’s coming next.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Small changes in the cost of capital pale in comparison to the risk and return projections of a new project.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Those early chenins pale in comparison to what’s being made today, Ogilvie said.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • But even the high collections in recent years pale in comparison to the current fiscal year.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Phoenix and southern Arizona may pale in comparison to the high country, but there could be some snow in those places, too.
    — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That number could pale in comparison to the number of people who still need to be saved Thursday.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The challenges faced by the Gulf countries pale in comparison to those confronting the rest of the region.
    — Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Such systems aren’t cheap, but the costs pale in comparison to the money saved by preventing worse health outcomes down the line.
    — Michael T. Osterholm, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2022
  • But these pale in comparison to what Russia has undertaken over the past month.
    — Shay Khatiri, The Week, 26 Mar. 2022
  • But his shadowy spells pale in comparison to the blazing sun of Nynaeve's power.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • But these all pale in comparison to the creativity of the pipe tomahawk.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Both Barbie boyfriends glow in bright turquoise outfits, though their clothes pale in comparison to both guys' sets of piercing, ocean-blue eyes.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Still, these marathon speeches pale in comparison to some delivered in the Senate.
    — Kate Plummer jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • But, for the most part, all of these experiences pale in comparison to the other games that are being aped, the ones that are the apex of their genre.
    — Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But all of that may pale in comparison to the symbolic message Erdogan’s loss would strike.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • Randle’s numbers pale in comparison to Towns, who did not play on Friday night because of a sprained thumb.
    — Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But that number might pale in comparison to potential damage to public trust in the system, Lowe said.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • And their receipts will still likely pale in comparison to the tens of millions of dollars that gamblers throw down each month at Encore.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Still, for Venezuelans like Escalante, the numbers pale in comparison to the human cost.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
  • Both of those figures pale in comparison with the numbers posted by IBM in previous years.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 13 June 2023
  • The United States does face its own daunting array of problems abroad and at home, but these pale in comparison to those China faces.
    — Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All these features pale in comparison to the monitor's OLED screen.
    — PCMAG, 9 July 2024
  • As a mother, Summers says her TikTok dreams pale in comparison to the dream her own mother granted her by keeping her alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The pomp and circumstance of other fashion weeks simply pale in comparison to the grandeur during Paris Haute Couture week.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 25 Jan. 2023
  • And the two cases pale in comparison to the 8,000 victims in West Africa, a number that is likely to keep growing.
    — Fran Quigley, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2014
  • But for Turner, Miller, and Hart, the future details of the deal pale in comparison to the overwhelming benefits of the move.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But his shiny career prospects pale in comparison to the sparks that fly when Jabari meets his new neighbor, Meadow (Jessica Williams).
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2022

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