How to Use comparative in a Sentence

comparative

adjective

• She did a comparative study of classical and modern art.
• I'm taking a class in comparative anatomy.
• Here's a comparative look at the top revenue sources for the two schools.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
• That is true, but at the end of the day this is a comparative exercise.
  — Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• The comparative calm on the crime front has done nothing to impair sales.
  — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
• The comparative scores dump doubts on Mater Dei’s chances, too.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
• And state schools, once a comparative bargain, have increased their rates as well.
  — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
• This time around the disease is far worse than even the comparative numbers reflect.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022
• Then the issue would come down to their comparative margins against the debutantes.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• Here's a comparative look at 10 of the top expenses for the two schools.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
• Urías matched Greene pitch for pitch — albeit at a comparative crawl — through five innings.
  — Steve Hensonassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2022
• But one surprise has been the comparative lack of disquiet about standing so long in line.
  — WIRED, 18 Sep. 2022
• Of course, since that is an overall measure, there will be pockets of comparative strength and weakness.
  — John Walkup, Forbes, 17 June 2022
• Or the in-joke nod to Beetlejuice, a comparative reference which does this movie zero favors.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
• And desktop users have to figure out the comparative virtues of the iMac and the Mac Mini.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
• The price of a college degree is soaring while its comparative benefit is shrinking.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
• This will allow fans to gauge the best shooters in the league, Rohlf said, not just on raw shooting numbers but also comparative ones.
  — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Funk was put in touch with William Lovelace, who agreed to accept her into the program despite her comparative youth.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
• If Charles joins them in comparative anonymity, that should be celebrated.
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2022
• Nearly 30% of the studies covered in their reference set did not have a comparative group.
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
• In other words, in fields where data is scarce, humans retain a comparative advantage.
  — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
• For now, the Luce’s comparative silence is Ferrari’s mic-drop moment.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 May 2026
• The group also produces a senior report that now has more than 10 years of data on the comparative health of older adults.
  — Eva Flowe june 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
• Ukraine had seen a period of comparative calm since previous waves of drone and missile attacks several weeks ago.
  — Time, 15 Nov. 2022
• Humans are well versed in comparative thinking and have the ability to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their neighbors.
  — Sara Novak, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2022
• Sanctions take a comparative eon in the scheme of war or a humanitarian crisis.
  — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
• Her art is influenced by her background in comparative literature and her love of music and flowers.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 30 June 2022
• The harder, more important question is what Iran has learned about its own comparative advantage.
  — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 25 Mar. 2026
• Many note that this points to the comparative advantage low-tax places have in attracting businesses and families.
  — Henry Olsen, National Review, 4 Jan. 2024
• What changed for the industry is that audiences stopped showing up with comparative frequency to non-tentpole/non-event movies.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 June 2022