CONTRAST in a Sentence
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160 example sentences for CONTRAST, such as:
1. Compare and contrast the two novels.
2. This bag is big in contrast with that one.
3. It is interesting to contrast the two writers.
4. The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover.
5. The morning was in harsh contrast to the previous day.
2. This bag is big in contrast with that one.
3. It is interesting to contrast the two writers.
4. The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover.
5. The morning was in harsh contrast to the previous day.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of CONTRAST
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contrast
n. the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
v. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
Classic Sentence: (109 in 8 pages)
1 Zeena waited a moment, as if giving him time to feel the full force of the contrast between his own excitement and her composure.
2 By contrast with his own miserable existence, they were well-fed, well-clothed and looked after in sickness and old age.
3 But he looked bright and cheerful, in contrast with the lines of sorrow and worry and weariness which Scarlett saw in faces everywhere.
4 The contrast between the dirty, hairy old man and the four neat, fastidious ladies was as great as though he were a grizzled, vicious old watchdog and they four small kittens.
5 When the tea came he watched her in silent fascination while her hands flitted above the tray, looking miraculously fine and slender in contrast to the coarse china and lumpy bread.
6 She had learned the value of contrast in throwing her charms into relief, and was fully aware of the extent to which Mrs. Fisher's volubility was enhancing her own repose.
7 The contrast was too grotesque: she could scarcely suppress the smile it provoked.
8 The force of contrast gave an added keenness to the luxury of lying once more in a soft-pillowed bed, and looking across a spacious sunlit room at a breakfast-table set invitingly near the fire.
9 The morning was in harsh contrast to the previous day.
10 The scattered houses between which they passed in town were small and desolate in contrast to the expanse of huge snowy yards and wide street.
11 His face was deeply brown and burnt, making his white teeth dazzling by the contrast; while in the deep shadows of his eyes floated some reminiscences that did not seem to give him much joy.
12 In strange contrast to the hardly tolerable constraint and nameless invisible domineerings of the captain's table, was the entire care-free license and ease, the almost frantic democracy of those inferior fellows the harpooneers.
13 In the first place, you are struck by the general contrast between these heads.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 74. The Sperm Whale's Head—Contrasted View.
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 74. The Sperm Whale's Head—Contrasted View.
14 The schools composing none but young and vigorous males, previously mentioned, offer a strong contrast to the harem schools.
15 But though thus contrasting within, the contrast was only in shades and shadows without; those two seemed one; it was only the sex, as it were, that distinguished them.
Example Sentence: (51 in 4 pages)
1 This bag is big in contrast with that one.
2 The poverty of her childhood stands in total contrast to her life in Hollywood.
3 The approach to learning at this school stands in marked contrast to the traditional methods used at other schools nearby.
4 There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West.
5 I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket.
6 The black paint on the door provides a contrast for the white walls.
7 The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover.
8 Compare and contrast the main characters of these two novels.
9 Compare and contrast the two main characters in the play.
10 Compare and contrast the two novels.
11 At this stage they are encouraged to compare and contrast the facilities and user interfaces provided.
12 It is interesting to contrast the two writers.
13 A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture.
14 It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one.
15 When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.