How to Use compare in a Sentence
- We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers.
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How did that change the process compared to the first one?
—Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 5 July 2018
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But don't just compare prices among the same types of stores.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
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That would be fun to compare pictures over the space of 100 years.
—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2020
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The verdict is out, but compare him with the normal-sized pups in the video above.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 June 2021
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And when there's a bad school, there's always a good school to compare it to.
—courier-journal.com, 21 Oct. 2021
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This year compared to last year guys are running to the ball.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019
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How do Illinois gun laws compare to the rest of the country?
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022
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There are so many firsts in a child's life, but few can compare to this one.
—Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2020
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But Brown does not compare current teams with those from the past.
—Christopher Dabe Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 24 Sep. 2020
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How will the new locations of The Daily Dose compare with the Slinger store?
—Megan Woolard, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2023
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Then, calculate and compare it with the cost of buying the car in cash.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 1 Dec. 2022
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But how does the current drought map compare to past years?
—Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2021
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The two authors meet here for the first time, and compare notes on craft and consequence.
—Seija Rankin, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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That ward has seen 18 killings so far this year, compared with eight at this time last year.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
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But how do the numbers now compare to the start of previous waves?
—Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 4 June 2022
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The french fries didn't quite compare to those fried by some of its competitors.
—Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021
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More than half will usually watch a movie first, then read the book it was based on to compare.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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Still, the first quarter will be dismal compared to the same quarter a year ago.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 June 2020
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Bruce Pearl can’t help but compare his newest star point guard to his best one.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 Oct. 2020
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And anyone who tries to take a bar and compare it to a pub does not understand what a pub is.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2022
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As of May 18, more than 40 youths had been shot so far this year in D.C. — more than double compared with the same time last year.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
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That compares with the five-year average of a 2.3% decline.
—Hannah Miao, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
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Their study compared scores in third or fourth grade with scores four or five years later in eighth grade.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
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Though that journey doesn't compare to what his parents faced to make it in time.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2022
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See how your school district compares in the photos above.
—Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2018
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How does that compare to other causes of death in Utah?
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
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How do his second eight games compare to his first eight?
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2020
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The new analysis compared aerial images taken April 6 — a few days after the recent damage — and Feb. 23.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Robert Thompson, a professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University, compares the state of the laugh-track sitcom to that of a much older medium: the fresco.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
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Use the online compare mode to find the right height and look.
—oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021
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How does this compare to the country's fires in the past?
—Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2018
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How does Honnold’s climb compare to the Dawn Wall climb?
—Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 5 June 2017
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So in your case, how does making a Jackass movie in the present compare to the past?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022
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So, really, how does the Vladimir in the movie compare to the real thing?
—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2019
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How did this compare to walking in a Helmut Lang show in the ’90s?
—Katie Van Syckle, The Cut, 12 Sep. 2017
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But how does the new set compare to classic Browns uniforms from the past?
—cleveland, 15 Apr. 2020
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When was the last big storm to hit Florida, and how does this compare?
—John Schwartz, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
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But how does shopping in the summer compare to the other seasons of the year?
—Teen Vogue, 12 July 2019
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But how does this compare to the rotation rate of the robot arm?
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 10 July 2019
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How does the content of the podcast compare to the Hulu docuseries?
—Shirley Ju, Variety, 28 July 2022
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How does writing a movie compare to writing jokes for the stage?
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
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How does this compare to what the president has asked for?
—Alan Gomez, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
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See how your school did in the rankings and search, compare and re-rank based on what matters most to you.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2017
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How do the three vaccines authorized in the U.S. compare?
—al, 19 Aug. 2021
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That total compares with only nine for Obama at the same point in his first term.
—Brooks Jackson, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
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How did this final compare to the finals in the other All Stars seasons?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 July 2022
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How does this compare to some of our other favorites e-sources?
—Mimi Faucett, ELLE Decor, 18 Mar. 2016
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How does this compare to other apps, like Facebook and Snapchat?
—Tom Huddleston, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2017
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Last week’s total compares with about 800 claims in the same period last year.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2020
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So how does methane compare to CO2 as a greenhouse gas?
—National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2019
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There’s some debate about how the death rate compares between the two illnesses.
—Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2020
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So how does this movie musical compare with the stage version?
—Tyler Coates, Wired, 19 Dec. 2019
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But how does the 2018 preseason compare to FC Cincinnati's first two?
—Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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How does this dose compare to the original vaccine doses and what are the side effects?
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022
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How does the current pandemic compare to the 1918 Spanish flu?
—Byron McCauley, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2020
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How does any of that [compare] to what people like Rudy Giuliani and others were doing?
—Kk Ottesen, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2022
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How do the two compare, and with its higher starting price, is the new kid worthy enough to earn your extra dollars?
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 8 June 2022
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Louisville, Schoettmer said, will likely get off easy compare to other areas in Kentucky.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 14 Jan. 2022
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How does Justin Jefferson’s work ethic compare to Michael Irvin’s?
—Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
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