How to Use commensurate in a Sentence

commensurate

adjective
Definition of commensuratenext
Synonyms for commensuratenext
  • Her new position came with a commensurate level of responsibility.
  • The scope and tenor of his vision seem commensurate with the task at hand.
    — Star Tribune, 18 Jan. 2021
  • But the levels of play and pay are not commensurate any longer.
    — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
  • That said, the risk might be commensurate with the reward.
    — Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, 12 July 2019
  • As a result, the yield on debt has jumped at a commensurate rate.
    — Vidhura S. Tennekoon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But if justice is the goal, then the consequences have to be commensurate with the crime.
    — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The rate of return should always be commensurate with the amount of risk involved.
    — Andrew Schena, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • The color of the smoke is commensurate with burning metal, too.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
  • The enormous stakes in the race so far have not been matched by commensurate public interest.
    — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This is commensurate with the plane’s location at that point.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2018
  • This is their way of pushing back on the demands of long hours without pay that is commensurate with their efforts.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • It’s the kind of movie for which the enjoyment level is directly commensurate with the size of the audience.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Our girls granted us all rights of possession and a commensurate license to pry.
    — James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Here’s the main thing: As a matter of pride, players like to be paid commensurate with their peers.
    — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The bank has defended its profits as commensurate with the risk involved.
    — Yantoultra Ngui, WSJ, 4 July 2018
  • The front-seat passengers sit a commensurate amount lower, with their legs out straighter.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
  • The House has a rule that a tax cut cannot be passed without commensurate expenditure cuts.
    — George Will, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
  • Unlike a record player—or the reel-to-reel tape player—the boom box was both portable and commensurate with the scale and the volume of the city.
    — Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
  • There are no commensurate websites for women to stare at men’s thighs or crossed legs, let alone men’s feet or armpits.
    — Dennis Prager, National Review, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Being poor can involve shame, as well as a commensurate longing for pride.
    — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 10 Apr. 2018
  • In the building trade, moving with the times is commensurate with moving into profit.
    — James Campbell, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
  • But the service is commensurate — assured, agreeable and far from stuffy.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram.com, 30 May 2017
  • The truth is that lofty public perception overwhelmed the realty of how his skill should be commensurate with his draft range.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Partly, that's because many of these workers are on the job for weeks or months on end, then receive a commensurate amount of time off.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The bigger price on the window sticker is commensurate with its added benefits.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Service is not always commensurate with the high cost of admission.
    — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • Whether his pay is commensurate with his performance is a matter of debate.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2020
  • Whether that will translate into a commensurate level of revenue and profits is less clear.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • But none of this rising focus has prepared them for the commensurate rise of employee power.
    — Forrester, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The provision for defense must in this, as in all other cases, be made commensurate to the danger of attack.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 11 May 2017

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