How to Use comparably in a Sentence
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The disc is crowded with younger stars that are comparably metal-rich.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 May 2026
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The at-home cold shower group performed comparably to the in-person ice bath group.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
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Only twice before have the numbers ever been comparably this bad over a two-week stretch.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2020
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But a look at early state polls shows that their campaigns have been performing comparably.
—Alex Tabet, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
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This ancient beast’s comparably small skull likely housed a small brain—but with a body that large, brains were just a side note to survival.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
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Has Johnson made any himself, even with a comparably high-profile cast?
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 May 2023
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Boston has, at times, held a reputation as a city that shuts down comparably early.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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The only downside is that the comparably smaller water basin can only hold about a minute to a minute-and-a-half worth of flossing time.
—Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2023
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Those who think the Church is currently out of touch have comparably less confidence that the conclave will pick a pope who is.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 6 May 2025
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But in a state where high school football notoriously reigns supreme, the game itself felt comparably small.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2021
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Growth in hardware shipments has been comparably muted.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
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Often compared to cashmere, merino is comparably soft while more durable and more resistant to pilling.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
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At-home cold showers performed comparably to supervised ice baths.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
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Still, as Burke notes, even scholars like himself can be comparably unaware, albeit in a more subtle way.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
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However, this slow-down happened much later in life than comparably sized (think shrew-to-rat sized) mammals alive today.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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They’re comparably priced, but the bowl at Bafang was a bit more generous and had more spice, as well as a couple of fat chunks of tender radish.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
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Now, those same offenses have to battle a defense that is comparably superior to each of those teams.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
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If $9 a foot is the going rate for a ground lease, then the comparably sized 40 Wall would not be worth much on the open market.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
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For glam, Ora left it comparably simple, sporting neutral makeup and a messy updo.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
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The colors across the two books were very subtly different and leaning on the warmer side, but were still crisp and comparably accurate to the source files.
—Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
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At $145, the golf shoes are priced comparably to the other picks in Allbirds' lineup.
—Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 10 May 2023
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The commission’s current budget is one of the smallest for any ethics commission in comparably sized states.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Trump, perhaps taking a page out of the Singaporean playbook, pays his top staff comparably well.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
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Somehow, New Jersey has managed to pack all of that into its comparably pocket size.
—Rose Marie Walano, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
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Ole Miss’ speed was a problem for a Kentucky team that hadn’t seen a comparably fleet and aggressive group of running backs.
—Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2022
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The practice could be useful for workers across the globe, even those who don’t live in the comparably happy and well-paid European countries.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
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The same goes for the comparably low-stakes relationship between Robin and Vickie.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
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The candidates in the citywide race for attorney general are spending comparably to those in the mayor’s race.
—Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
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For all their troubles this season, the Lakers have recently seen an uptick in results at home while the Suns have proved a comparably weak road side.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
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Depending on the events that are in town, room rates fluctuate in Las Vegas, but these rooms can be comparably priced to Wynn.
—Andrea Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
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