by/in comparison
idiom
: when compared with another : when looked at or thought about in relation to someone or something else
Yesterday's weather was very cold. Today's weather is mild by comparison.
—often + withHe's a well-behaved child in comparison with his brother.
Examples of by/in comparison in a Sentence
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Medical debt, by comparison, may be so overwhelming that the prospect of payment is not realistic, especially among the lowest-income households.
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Katherine Hempstead, STAT, 7 June 2024
The Lego Ideas program, by comparison, does put fan designs on sale at retail, paper instructions and all, but Lego’s designers pick far fewer sets — each of which go through a painstaking process to revise those sets for the masses.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 5 June 2024
California, by comparison, allocated more than $5 per capita — seven times Colorado’s figure.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
The combination of Lee and Slater, by comparison, had an on-base percentage of .312, still below the league average .329 mark from leadoff hitters but a marked improvement from their replacements.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
So many novels are promoted by comparison yet very few can live up to the hype.
—Morgan Talty, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Restaurant inflation overall has been significant, though much tamer by comparison, with dining-out prices up 30% on average since 2019.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
Inside Out was an instant Pixar classic upon its release in 2015; the brilliant idea to anthropomorphize the confusing, warring emotions in the brain of a young girl made other recent Pixar efforts feel weightless by comparison.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 21 May 2024
For nearly a decade, the traditions of old-fashioned linear TV have paled by comparison to the big-budget, commercial-free fare offered by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and others.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024
Katherine Hempstead, STAT, 7 June 2024
The Lego Ideas program, by comparison, does put fan designs on sale at retail, paper instructions and all, but Lego’s designers pick far fewer sets — each of which go through a painstaking process to revise those sets for the masses.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 5 June 2024
California, by comparison, allocated more than $5 per capita — seven times Colorado’s figure.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
The combination of Lee and Slater, by comparison, had an on-base percentage of .312, still below the league average .329 mark from leadoff hitters but a marked improvement from their replacements.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
So many novels are promoted by comparison yet very few can live up to the hype.
—Morgan Talty, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Restaurant inflation overall has been significant, though much tamer by comparison, with dining-out prices up 30% on average since 2019.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
Inside Out was an instant Pixar classic upon its release in 2015; the brilliant idea to anthropomorphize the confusing, warring emotions in the brain of a young girl made other recent Pixar efforts feel weightless by comparison.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 21 May 2024
For nearly a decade, the traditions of old-fashioned linear TV have paled by comparison to the big-budget, commercial-free fare offered by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and others.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024
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“By/in comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20comparison. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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