make a comparison

idiom

variants or make comparisons

: to say that two or more things or people are similar

His work has been widely praised. Comparisons have been made to the great painters of past centuries.

: to look at similarities and differences between two or more things or people

The website allows consumers to make direct comparisons between competing products.

Examples of make a comparison in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Huge delta wings, four underslung engines and a long, slim fuselage make a comparison hard to avoid. —

Rohit Jaggi, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 To make a comparison to Fez, Cloud's thoughtfulness is certainly part of his charm. —

Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2022 But because of the degradation of DNA, authorities were unable to make a comparison. —

NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022 The sample of Asian Americans was not large enough in June to make a comparison, the survey's authors said. —

Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020 Someone had to make a comparison between football and war, right? —

Howard Sinker, Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020

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