How to Use comparison in a Sentence

comparison

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  • I don't think comparisons of her situation and mine are appropriate.
  • Both appearances drew comparisons to Richard Nixon in a suit and wingtips on the beach.
    — Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The comparisons between the gritty Puka Nacua and the out-of-nowhere Cooper Kupp are inevitable and valid.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • By comparison, the state has recorded 120 flu deaths since late last year.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In terms of looks, the Skylight is a bit unassuming in comparison to the Aura frames.
    — Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 20 Nov. 2023
  • By comparison, the same buyer who needed to save 3% of the purchase price would require two and half years, or 31 months, to save that amount.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In comparison, the A.I. large language model took a whole two months to accomplish the same feat.
    — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • By comparison, one quantum dot is to a soccer ball as a soccer ball is to the planet Earth.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Eras Tour film hype had drawn comparisons to other major pop culture events at the theaters this year such as the Barbie film.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Sure, Taylor Swift is not William Shakespeare — but isn’t the comparison making more and more sense?
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Overall, the Eye should be able to power through the next few months well enough, even if year-to-year Nielsen comparisons probably won’t be pretty.
    — Vulture, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The stakes at hand for the Warriors’ season pale in comparison to the unimaginable loss of life most of this team witnessed firsthand.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This is one of the smaller devices, in comparison to the other options on this list, making the Flexstride a good choice for those with less wiggle room.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • The story goes on to explain, citing a source, that Sony believes Sajak’s salary was too high and shouldn’t be used for a comparison.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
  • Musk, meanwhile, was still drawing Tony Stark-as-Iron Man comparisons.
    — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 7 July 2023
  • So far, the precipitation pales in comparison to what the mountain saw last year, but there’s no telling what will be dumped on top of it in the coming weeks.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There are comparisons, of course, to the indie bellwether Sundance and not just because Xining is set some 2,275 meters high.
    — Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • Learn to do it well and other strength and athletic movements will feel easy by comparison.
    — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • The massive Eastside parking structure would be one of the largest garages in the world — eclipsing the one-time record-holding Mickey & Friends garage that would be dwarfed by comparison.
    — Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2024
  • For anyone still trying to picture how this might work on screen, Roache-Turner has a handy comparison.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2023
  • There are celebrities, and then there is Swift, a modern day King Midas who makes other high-wattage stars look small by comparison.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
  • For comparison, Apple’s standard MagSafe Charger (not meant for in-car) is priced at $39.
    — Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The comparison of people to trees is a reoccurring idea of The Color Purple.
    — Briana A. Thomas, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • On the right, his politics, wealth and foreign origins inevitably prompt comparisons to Soros.
    — Emily Birnbaum, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The convenience factor stood out to us in comparison to other screens.
    — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2023
  • For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in Los Gatos over the last week was $2.9 million.
    — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But as reported by Today, the light-skinned wax figure sparked uproar among Johnson’s fans and drew comparisons to Mr. Clean.
    — Variety, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • What’s happening now seems sort of quaint in comparison.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The best part: Each cup size only took two minutes from start to finish to brew, which was pretty fast in comparison to bigger models like the K155 and the K-Duo, which took a little more time.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The case drew national attention and comparisons to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in 2020.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023

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