How to Use in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to in a Sentence
in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to
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This mane will be dark brown or russet and stand in stark contrast to its body.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
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That was in stark contrast to the outcomes for many others at the time.
—Maggie Jones, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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The buying was in sharp contrast to the selling seen in the stock markets.
—Lee Ying Shan,jenni Reid, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
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My life in Uruguay stood in sharp contrast with my life in New York.
—Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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The lack of training time stands in stark contrast to Henken’s decade on the Olympic trail.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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But their pay is in stark contrast to their cultural and business impact.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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But that stands in sharp contrast to his history with Black reporters.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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The video stands in stark contrast to Brooks’ own report of the incident.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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The sisters’ soft and smiling phoniness is in sharp contrast to the film’s title.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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This is in stark contrast to a record low in unemployed Black workers less than five months ago.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 July 2023
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The new era of Big 12 football stands in stark contrast to the state of play elsewhere.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
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The transparency in the county court stands in stark contrast to federal court.
—Jozsef Papp The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 31 Aug. 2023
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That stood in sharp contrast to the urban landscapes in modern China.
—Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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Those amounts are in stark contrast to the rainfall totals from January.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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McGraw’s lifestyle stands in sharp contrast to those living in Minto.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 May 2025
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The bright shading of our favorite red-brown tone plays in stark contrast to the roots, drawing the eye down and making your hair look longer.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
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That number stands in stark contrast to landlords, who have legal counsel 92% of the time.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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Both of their sessions were melancholy, in stark contrast to the upbeat mood in the Dodgers’ clubhouse down the hall.
—Brian Dulik, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
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For now, anyway, there’s no plan to force you back to the office—in stark contrast to Amazon’s new mandate.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The camp's swift response stood in stark contrast to nearby Camp Mystic, where flash floods claimed dozens of lives.
—Hannah Parry amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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This stands in stark contrast to the physics of Newton, and even everyday intuition.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
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That bond is in stark contrast to vignettes about Jagger and Richards teasing Jones.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
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That’s in stark contrast to my run-ins with the American flag over the course of the trip thus far, which have left me more conflicted.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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This year’s stock market success for Apple comes in sharp contrast to 2022.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 30 June 2023
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Kate's absence from public view is in stark contrast to King Charles, who has faced his own health battles in recent weeks.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
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The current boom stands in stark contrast to 2020, when the company posted its first loss in more than a decade.
—Aya Wagatsuma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
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This year’s conditions are in stark contrast with the spring of 2021, which was the second-driest on record.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
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The look stands in sharp contrast to the original photo released by law enforcement, which sees Hardin bare-faced and bald.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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This past month, Noche Latina was packed, which Glunt said is in stark contrast to other Latin clubs in the city.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
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