How do you use Pales in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Pales in a sentence
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Pales meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of pale
Using Pales
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of pale
- In the example corpus, pales often appears in combinations such as: pales in, it pales, that pales.
Context around Pales
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pales
- In this selection, "pales" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, increase, rule and fortune stand out and add context to how "pales" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as individuals pales in comparison and but it pales in comparison. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pales" sits close to words such as agonizing, allocates and alves, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pales
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That pales in comparison with Vancouver, where 650 died. (9 words)
The financial toll, however, pales in comparison to the emotional cost. (11 words)
The OPS+ of 86 pales to 130 from a year ago. (11 words)
Despite being one of the most iconic races in the country, the prize money for the Cheltenham Gold Cup pales in comparison to some of the world’s best sporting events, and even other UK races, according to a new study. (41 words)
Chris Beauchamp, IG Group's chief market analyst, said although the chipmaker's market valuation pales in comparison to the EV giant's, it could step up to the plate given it's another big beneficiary of the AI drive. (40 words)
As a breach of the spirit of democracy, Gibran’s alleged minor violation of Jakarta’s regulations pales in significance next to the legal chicanery that allowed him to run in the February 14 election in the first place. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the pace of increase pales against the double-digit gains in 2021, and the inflation rate for rental housing has also slowed.
But while the huge sums are enough to send anyone's head spinning, it pales in comparison to 2020, when $44.9 billion was spent during the pandemic as drunk consumers were stuck inside.
He said the tyranny of hundreds of years of foreign rule pales in comparison to the “ruthlessness” of the Emergency.
His fortune pales in comparison to his boss, who is worth $230.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
In comparison to the detailed backstory the MCU has set up for them, the Skrulls’ complexity as individuals pales in comparison.
Nevertheless, the criticism pales in comparison to the comments made by Mr Keating on Wednesday.
Though the cost of living in Dallas was relatively high, it pales in comparison to the Roaring Fork Valley.
While there have been almost 5,000 applicants to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, this pales in comparison to the number of Covid jabs dished out safely.
All of that, however, pales in comparison to what we are facing now.
Amorim, the new United manager, has said some impressive things and made some brave calls but all of that pales rather when set against the enduring mundanity of his team’s football.
As a breach of the spirit of democracy, Gibran’s alleged minor violation of Jakarta’s regulations pales in significance next to the legal chicanery that allowed him to run in the February 14 election in the first place.
But even the threat of a worker’s revolt pales in comparison to the Woman Problem.
Chris Beauchamp, IG Group's chief market analyst, said although the chipmaker's market valuation pales in comparison to the EV giant's, it could step up to the plate given it's another big beneficiary of the AI drive.
Despite being one of the most iconic races in the country, the prize money for the Cheltenham Gold Cup pales in comparison to some of the world’s best sporting events, and even other UK races, according to a new study.
However, that figure pales in comparison to the £341.4m Man City took home in the same period.
Later, Bobby’s face pales as he receives a call summoning him to the station for further questioning while in the prison, Roy refuses his breakfast or to leave his cell.
Samsung did include a software rotating bezel, but it pales in comparison to the physical rotating bezel of its previous devices.
That pales in comparison with Vancouver, where 650 died.
The financial toll, however, pales in comparison to the emotional cost.
The OPS+ of 86 pales to 130 from a year ago.
Common combinations with pales
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pales in 56×
- it pales 12×
- that pales 6×
- pales against 3×
- this pales 3×
- pales into 3×
- still pales 3×
- however pales 2×
- of pales 2×
- pales to 2×