pale in/by comparison to/with
idiom
: to seem less important, good, serious, etc., when compared with (something else)
The afternoon meal paled in comparison to/with the feast they had later.
Last year's losses pale by comparison with this year's.
Examples of pale in/by comparison to/with in a Sentence
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The Snyderverse Batmobile Zach Snyder’s DC Extended Universe films don’t just pale in comparison to Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, his Batmobile does as well.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
Plus, the prepper world is always advancing; battery packs from 10 years ago pale in comparison to the gadgets folks are making today.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
For this showrunner, the recent salary gains secured in the new MBA are helpful but pale in comparison to the residuals that writers received from working on the type of long-running shows that boasted 24-episode seasons and were the bedrock of broadcast before streaming.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Volkswagen’s Tennessee workers will soon vote on joining the United Auto Workers union, but their benefits will pale in comparison to the company’s unionized German workers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s a decent level of output stacked against 2023, but overall industry numbers pale in comparison to the great TV boom of 2021 and 2022.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Both films might pale in comparison to the potential cultural impact of The Apprentice, which stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump attempting to start his real estate business in 1980s New York.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Their feats pale in comparison to the electric atmosphere at the Galen Center created last weekend by the incomparable wunderkind JuJu Watkins.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
For one thing, as accomplished as Ohtani is at baseball, his career 684 hits pale in comparison with Rose’s 4,256, the most of any major league player.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
Plus, the prepper world is always advancing; battery packs from 10 years ago pale in comparison to the gadgets folks are making today.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
For this showrunner, the recent salary gains secured in the new MBA are helpful but pale in comparison to the residuals that writers received from working on the type of long-running shows that boasted 24-episode seasons and were the bedrock of broadcast before streaming.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Volkswagen’s Tennessee workers will soon vote on joining the United Auto Workers union, but their benefits will pale in comparison to the company’s unionized German workers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s a decent level of output stacked against 2023, but overall industry numbers pale in comparison to the great TV boom of 2021 and 2022.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Both films might pale in comparison to the potential cultural impact of The Apprentice, which stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump attempting to start his real estate business in 1980s New York.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Their feats pale in comparison to the electric atmosphere at the Galen Center created last weekend by the incomparable wunderkind JuJu Watkins.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
For one thing, as accomplished as Ohtani is at baseball, his career 684 hits pale in comparison with Rose’s 4,256, the most of any major league player.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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