How to Use equal in a Sentence

equal

1 of 3 adjective

• The play combines tragedy and comedy in equal measure.
• We divided the profits into three equal shares.
• We need to have equal academic standards for male and female students.
• The opposing candidate has demanded equal time on television.
• The fractions 1/2 and 2/4 are equal.
• My own legs were of equal length.
  — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
• Not all fat-rich foods are equal.
  — Dariush Mozaffarian, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
• This made the whole group more equal again.
  — Big Think, 8 May 2026
• Is there an equal amount of give and take?
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
• One point is equal to 1% of the loan amount.
  — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
• All forms of money are not equal.
  — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• The cream is equal parts water and oil.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
• No one was his equal in that regard.
  — Warren Littlefield, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
• One price does not mean equal access.
  — David Liberman, Fortune, 16 May 2026
• That said, every round is not made equal.
  — PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
• Bold plans shine when rest gets equal respect.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
• This equal parts cocktail may knock you on your ass.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
• The hit show is equal parts sexy, fun, and tender.
  — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
• But all things being equal, this makes a lot of sense.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
• My life, my world view, is equal [and] united.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
• In a pinch, it can be made by mixing equal parts milk and cream.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
• Ruben is an equal partner, and Drs.
  — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
• Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.
  — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
• The problem is that photons are not all equal.
  — New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
• That kind of gift-giving is supposed to be equal.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
• The truth is, not all debt is created equal.
  — Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• That's equal to a little over $85.
  — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 May 2026
• But the truth is not all songs are created equal.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2026
• Just keep in mind that not all cleansers are created equal.
  — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
• Fill a tub with equal parts warm water and vinegar.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

equal

2 of 3 noun

• We are all equals here.
• I consider him my equal.
• For the first time, the two groups stood as equals.
  — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• The majesty of the law treats all as equals, regardless of wealth.
  — Cincinnati.com, 24 May 2017
• The total of four equals last year’s total for the short fall meeting.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2019
• In the courtroom, Waldman has few equals.
  — William Jones, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
• But in this battle, like many others to come, the women were not equals.
  — USA Today, 26 Feb. 2020
• After years atop the hill, our hero Wrangler has an equal for the throne.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 July 2021
• But in the surf, men and women had always ridden as equals, on the same waves.
  — Mindy Pennybacker, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2023
• First among equals is Cranston’s Chief, a street dog whose impulse is to bite any hand that feeds him.
  — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• That someone regards you and treats you as an equal is the first square on the board of finding a partner or friend.
  — Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020
• And, for those who aren't huge sports fans, football equals tailgate food like buffalo wings and all the dips.
  — Melissa Minton, Bon Appetit, 12 Oct. 2017
• In those days, Al Jazeera was more than the first among equals in the Arab public sphere.
  — Marc Lynch, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2018
• Together, the two set about to make a movie in which music and film would coexist as equals.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
• In one realm, at least, Tim Tebow is the equal of Michael Jordan.
  — Si Wire, SI.com, 22 May 2017
• These things happened at Carb Day, where the old and new are beautiful equals.
  — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
• Pernod’s offer, while billed as a merger of equals, gave rise to thorny issues that the two sides couldn’t square.
  — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
• The two countries of disparate size and wealth had become, in effect, soccer equals.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 21 June 2019
• Every man or woman can run a race, but the blocks are designed to turn that race into a contest of equals.
  — Janelle Peters, The Atlantic, 26 May 2017
• The fact that these leaders keep meeting is a testament to their hope to find common ground – among equals.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2018
• Steaks come from larger fish, and larger fish tend to be fattier, and fat equals flavor, of course.
  — Alison Roman, Bon Appetit, 12 May 2017
• But as spouses and co-parents, both parties need to be treated as equals, Sethi said.
  — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
• Still, as Huntrix finally steals the show, the movie shows the singers and the audience as equals.
  — Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
• The folding chair has the uncanny ability to render the crowd in any room a group of equals.
  — Tyler Watamanuk, Curbed, 3 May 2018
• At least in the defense realm, the transatlantic relationship was never one of equals.
  — Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
• In the Beatles, the foursome were arguably equals.
  — Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
• In one sense, the 2025 World Series is not a battle of equals.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
• The Pacers in no way were equals of the Thunder last year, yet came within one game of that title.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• This is a partnership of equals—not in the size of our populations, but in the depth of our commitments.
  — Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026
• First among equals was Austin Slater, who tripled and homered in his 2019 debut.
  — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2019

equal

3 of 3 verb

• See if you can equal that!
• No one can equal him in chess.
• Nothing can ever equal that experience.
• We were all equals at that point.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
• No fizzing equals no killing of the spores.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
• No less than or greater than or does not equal groups.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• One and a half and one and a half still equals three.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
• Sunday will equal that for many.
  — Michael Walker, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• More soap does not equal cleaner clothes.
  — Ryan Brennan may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
• One treat coupon equals four pieces of candy.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
• Other states can’t equal our records for fraud.
  — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
• That equals roughly three full moons placed side by side.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
• Speed plus substance equals reach.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Yeah, the one plus one equals a million [thing].
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
• These five records that meant a lot to me, put in a blender, equals this.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2023
• Complete three to four sets (one wall-sit equals one set).
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
• Complete three to four sets (one wall-sit equals one set).
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
• Complete three to four sets (one wall-sit equals one set).
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025