How to Use hold a candle to in a Sentence

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• That being said, the healthy stuff doesn't hold a candle to the old school ingredients.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
• The Ray-Ban Meta’s camera doesn’t hold a candle to a midrange or higher-end smartphone camera, though.
  — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
• Under Shanken’sleadership, Wine Spectator spawned a handful of imitators, but not a single one could hold a candle to the magazine’s style, influence, or reach.
  — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
• But this $280 card can't hold a candle to the RTX 5050, which features better upscaling support for $300.
  — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
• But Nussmeier’s success on the practice fields of Missouri Western State, the Chiefs’ training camp site, doesn’t hold a candle to the NFL stage.
  — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026