How to Use equate in a Sentence

equate

verb

• You shouldn't equate those two things.
• That equates to about 1.7 million seniors in the Old North State.
  — By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2023
• The seats filled a bit as the evening went along, although no one would equate this with a major crowd.
  — Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2022
• Some equate it to a mash-up of a kiwi, a pear, and a watermelon.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• But nobody tried to equate Democrats' rhetoric, people that say...
  — CBS News, 30 Oct. 2022
• But in games, there is a tendency to equate the new with better.
  — WIRED, 22 June 2023
• Though strength doesn’t always equate to size, our list of the strongest breeds tends to overlap with the best large dog breeds.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
• Palm Trees isn’t equating these boys, who are Lea’s age, with the older men in this story.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
• Blue, who also has a two-year-old daughter, equates the pain to labor.
  — Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• Zelenskyy equated Russia’s goals in Ukraine with those of the Nazis.
  — Susie Blann, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
• Thankfully, a high price tag doesn’t always equate to a great gift.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
• Alas, old habits die hard, and new locations don’t always equate with a fresh start.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
• Many Israelis equate these demands to calls for the erasure of the Israeli state, citing Hamas’s own past rhetoric.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• Most leaders strive for business growth and equate growth with success.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2022
• The Straits of Messina have long been equated with troubled waters.
  — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
• Resist the urge to equate the AI of today and human cognition.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Most Americans equate tax season with the hope of getting a big refund.
  — Ashlea Ebeling, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• Those challenging the Trump rule on bump stocks point out that the ATF hasn't always equated bump stocks with machine guns.
  — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
• After all, based on the rule of thumb that equates one inch of rain to 10 of snow, more than eight inches of flakes might, in the right conditions, have been heaped upon the city.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
• Lower interest rates can equate to tens of thousands of dollars saved over the life of a loan like a mortgage.
  — Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2022
• The Sun Sentinel did not despicably equate Trump with Hitler.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
• Still, Nuila is careful not to equate even the most hopeful outcomes with happy endings.
  — Molly Horan, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• But not all survivors of Hitler’s genocide were prepared to equate the terror attack and the Holocaust.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
• Your max squat probably doesn't equate to your max overhead press.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
• Moss equates it to being desperately thirsty for a glass of water.
  — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Some drinks claim to promote a shift in mood, equating health with happiness; others, to induce sleep.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
• To equate these individuals with hostages is clearly way out of bounds.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2024
• In a statement, the College Board equated the request to censorship.
  — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 6 Aug. 2023
• But a higher MPGe rating doesn't always equate to a class-leading range figure.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 31 Oct. 2022
• The latest salvo is a new 22-word statement equating the global risk of AI to that of pandemics and nuclear war.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024