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
  • That was in stark contrast to the outcomes for many others at the time.
    — Maggie Jones, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The buying was in sharp contrast to the selling seen in the stock markets.
    — Lee Ying Shan,jenni Reid, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
  • My life in Uruguay stood in sharp contrast with my life in New York.
    — Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • But their pay is in stark contrast to their cultural and business impact.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
  • But that stands in sharp contrast to his history with Black reporters.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
  • The video stands in stark contrast to Brooks’ own report of the incident.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The sisters’ soft and smiling phoniness is in sharp contrast to the film’s title.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This is in stark contrast to a record low in unemployed Black workers less than five months ago.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 July 2023
  • 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
  • The transparency in the county court stands in stark contrast to federal court.
    — Jozsef Papp The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That stood in sharp contrast to the urban landscapes in modern China.
    — Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Those amounts are in stark contrast to the rainfall totals from January.
    — Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • McGraw’s lifestyle stands in sharp contrast to those living in Minto.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 May 2025
  • 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
  • That number stands in stark contrast to landlords, who have legal counsel 92% of the time.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This stands in stark contrast to the physics of Newton, and even everyday intuition.
    — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • That bond is in stark contrast to vignettes about Jagger and Richards teasing Jones.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • This year’s stock market success for Apple comes in sharp contrast to 2022.
    — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 30 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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