Explore Contrasts through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contrasts in a sentence
Related words
Contrasts meaning
plural of contrast
Using Contrasts
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of contrast
- In the example corpus, contrasts often appears in combinations such as: contrasts with, contrasts sharply, contrasts between.
Context around Contrasts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contrasts
- In this selection, "contrasts" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, voicing, starkly, compelling, christ, bleeding and yet stand out and add context to how "contrasts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also drew contrasts with the and are also contrasts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contrasts" sits close to words such as allergy, ambrose and anton, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contrasts
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was painterly, and presented compelling contrasts. (7 words)
It contrasts against the light-hearted comedy that is seen throughout the film. (13 words)
Indeed, this is a movie of contrasts, and that's displayed well across the picture. (15 words)
Some have noted how the personal history of the Jewish former state senator, who fled persecution in Iran as a girl, starkly contrasts with the incumbent’s lies about his grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during World War II. (39 words)
He compares and contrasts the two figures in order to bring out the superiority of the gift of grace and eternal life that comes to us in Christ over against the legacy of sin stemming from Adam. (37 words)
Offering some of his sharpest contrasts yet with Trump, the GOP primary’s early front-runner, DeSantis suggested that he’d wall off the entire border and not come up short like the former president did. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Contrasts between different religious mythologies Though there are similarities among most religious mythologies, there are also contrasts.
Overall, voicing contrasts in fricatives are much rarer than in plosives, being found only in about a third of the world's languages as compared to 60 percent for plosive voicing contrasts.
Even as he pledged to continue working with Republicans, Biden also drew contrasts with the opposing party, particularly when it comes to raising taxes on the wealthy, something the Democratic president has sought.
He compares and contrasts the two figures in order to bring out the superiority of the gift of grace and eternal life that comes to us in Christ over against the legacy of sin stemming from Adam.
Her cheerfulness and over-the-top attitude provide many comedic situations as her status as princess starkly contrasts her unreserved nature and friendliness.
However, there are some key contrasts that provide a significant distinction between the two political rivals, and most of it has to do with the role of government in the economy.
In a book of compelling contrasts, Christ is the Lamb of God, the Bread of Life, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, the true vine.
Indeed, this is a movie of contrasts, and that's displayed well across the picture.
Interested as I was in his life as recalled through the entertaining writing of Von Drehle, I was more interested in the contrasts between then and now.
In the 2018 scientifically conducted survey of Fish & Wildlife staff and the general public, the results showed stark contrasts.
It contrasts against the light-hearted comedy that is seen throughout the film.
It’s about comparisons and contrasts bleeding together to unite the women depicted under a unified umbrella of humanity and femininity no matter how differently those labels may manifest for one subject above the other.
It was a game of contrasts, between super-slouchy outsized tailoring, for example in a burnished gray velvet, and close to the body designs for both boys and girls.
It was painterly, and presented compelling contrasts.
Offering some of his sharpest contrasts yet with Trump, the GOP primary’s early front-runner, DeSantis suggested that he’d wall off the entire border and not come up short like the former president did.
Sears’ comment contrasts with ADF’s successful public relations strategy: claiming to defend merely the right to conscience of conservative Christians.
Some have noted how the personal history of the Jewish former state senator, who fled persecution in Iran as a girl, starkly contrasts with the incumbent’s lies about his grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during World War II.
That contrasts with other electoral processes when hundreds of people have gathered outside voting centers from the start.
That contrasts with the rules for Euro 4 cars, which have to be first licensed within four years and can stay on the roads until they are eight.
That risk aversion contrasts with the approach favored by Ukrainian strategists, who have proven willing to of Russian escalation in order to liberate occupied Ukrainian cities.
Common combinations with contrasts
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: