How to use contrast in a sentence

Examples of contrast by meaning

More sentences with contrast

• Graham flour is unbolted flour; in contrast, some other flours have been bolted.From the entry bolt
• A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk.From the entry stark
• The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.From the entry savory
• The wealth of this small country contrasts sharply with that of its neighbours.From the entry sharply
• The perfumed pages of the letter contrasted with its doleful writing.From the entry perfumed
• The inelegance of the ugly duckling stood in contrast to its ultimate life as a swan.From the entry inelegance
• Weevil larvae are apodous; in contrast, most scarab larvae bear six hooklike legs.From the entry apodous
• The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.From the entry opus
• Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.From the entry nerve
• The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.From the entry juxtapose
• The heady pace of manufacturing stands in contrast to some of the recent news on how consumers are faring.From the entry heady
• In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.From the entry aftermath
• George W. Bush and John Kerry had contrasting debating styles.From the entry contrasting
• Spain, in contrast, is much more centralized.From the entry in contrast
• Kalasha is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these.From the entry kalasha
• "Big" is a comparable adjective because it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; "unique" and "amazing", in contrast, are not comparable adjectives.From the entry comparable
• The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and were quite attractive.From the entry crazed
• The Brabantians used to be known as rather reticent and stubborn, in contrast to their more open and louder Northern neighbors, i.e. the Dutch.From the entry Brabantian
• The Ordos region in the narrower sense is nomadic by history, in contrast to the agricultural and densely populated southeastern loess part that stretches up to the Wei River valley.From the entry ordos
• In contrast with modern sleek, corporate websites, the Neocities platform allows users to create personal webpages reminiscent of the Old Web featuring tiled backgrounds, animated GIFs, guestbooks, and simple HTML.From the entry old web
• At the same time, the engagement photos are also a contrast with Mr.2025 August 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Photos”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry wader
• That view contrasts with analysis from BloombergNEF that sees slight growth this year in the bloc.2025 July 24, Will Mathis, “Europe's Solar Power Growth Set to Dip for First Time Since 2016”, in BloombergNEF, archived from the original…. From the entry gigawatt
• By contrast, when a mother re-partners, it does not seem to change the mother-child contact.2025 September 12, Molly Gorman, “'Was it all smoke and mirrors?': How adult children are affected by grey divorce”, in BBC. From the entry repartner
• The men, in contrast, faced a "social penalty" after divorce, she says.2025 September 12, Molly Gorman, “'Was it all smoke and mirrors?': How adult children are affected by grey divorce”, in BBC. From the entry kinkeeper
• When it comes to interiors, the Enyacore vibe is all about quirky curiosities and contrasting materials.2024 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Enyacore
• By contrast, the e-right’s proudly Hitlerist memes are a direct expression of the movement’s world-view.2024 April 10, Sohrab Ahmari, “The new racist right are uniquely dangerous”, in The New Statesman. From the entry Hitlerist
• According to Natsuki, namagashi were defined in contrast to higashi or dry sweets.2024 September 9, Itsuki Mizuho, translated by Yen-Po Tseng, “Garden Paradise?”, in To Another World… with Land Mines!, volume 9, [San…. From the entry namagashi
• Some observers have contrasted China with the US, whose economy has weathered the post-Covid recovery better.2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC. From the entry weather
• In contrast, probabilistic gauging says that everything can go wrong, but not at the same time.2023 April 19, Philip Haigh, “Gauging ways to ensure rail freight gains more paths”, in RAIL, number 981, page 45. From the entry probabilistic
• "Sadly, this is in stark contrast with the response from the Westminster government.2023 May 31, Mel Holley, “Network News: ASLEF recommends £71,000 pay deal for TfW drivers”, in RAIL, number 984, page 20. From the entry devolved
• In contrast, the mechanosensilla and thermo-hygrosensilla have wider distribution on the insect's body³³.2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two…. From the entry mechanosensillum
• Altman, in contrast, was built for a knife fight in the technocapitalist mud.2023 November 21, Ross Andersen, “OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Made a Tragic Miscalculation”, in The Atlantic. From the entry technocapitalist
• In remarkable contrast to these species, with their exposed honey, is the genus Lonicera (the honeysuckle).2023, John Lubbock, Nature Series on British Wild Flowers, page 109. From the entry honey tube
• In contrast to cyberprotection, cyberresilience anticipates that a cyberattack will succeed.2022 September 30, Michael Coden, “Letters: Against Cyberattacks”, in The New York Times. From the entry preattack

Meaning of contrast

1. noun The degree of this difference.
2. noun A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
3. noun A difference between two objects, people or concepts.

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Questions about contrast in a sentence

How do you use contrast in a sentence?

Contrast is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart.”

What is a short sentence with contrast?

“Foreground and background strongly contrast.”

What does contrast mean?

Contrast means the degree of this difference.