How to Use pale in/by comparison to/with in a Sentence
pale in/by comparison to/with
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But all of the past changes could pale in comparison to what comes next.
—Justin Pot, The Atlantic, 11 July 2023
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All 50 states pale in comparison to their largest cities’ metro areas.
—Zachary Fleming, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
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The chain’s potential pitfalls at home pale in comparison with those abroad, though.
—Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
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But Trump’s tariff efforts so far might pale in comparison to what’s coming next.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Small changes in the cost of capital pale in comparison to the risk and return projections of a new project.
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
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Those early chenins pale in comparison to what’s being made today, Ogilvie said.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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But even the high collections in recent years pale in comparison to the current fiscal year.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2023
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Phoenix and southern Arizona may pale in comparison to the high country, but there could be some snow in those places, too.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
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That number could pale in comparison to the number of people who still need to be saved Thursday.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
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The challenges faced by the Gulf countries pale in comparison to those confronting the rest of the region.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
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Such systems aren’t cheap, but the costs pale in comparison to the money saved by preventing worse health outcomes down the line.
—Michael T. Osterholm, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2022
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But these pale in comparison to what Russia has undertaken over the past month.
—Shay Khatiri, The Week, 26 Mar. 2022
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But his shadowy spells pale in comparison to the blazing sun of Nynaeve's power.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2021
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But these all pale in comparison to the creativity of the pipe tomahawk.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
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Both Barbie boyfriends glow in bright turquoise outfits, though their clothes pale in comparison to both guys' sets of piercing, ocean-blue eyes.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
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Still, these marathon speeches pale in comparison to some delivered in the Senate.
—Kate Plummer jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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But, for the most part, all of these experiences pale in comparison to the other games that are being aped, the ones that are the apex of their genre.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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But all of that may pale in comparison to the symbolic message Erdogan’s loss would strike.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
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Randle’s numbers pale in comparison to Towns, who did not play on Friday night because of a sprained thumb.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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But that number might pale in comparison to potential damage to public trust in the system, Lowe said.
—Adam Reiss, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2022
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And their receipts will still likely pale in comparison to the tens of millions of dollars that gamblers throw down each month at Encore.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
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Still, for Venezuelans like Escalante, the numbers pale in comparison to the human cost.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Both of those figures pale in comparison with the numbers posted by IBM in previous years.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 13 June 2023
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The United States does face its own daunting array of problems abroad and at home, but these pale in comparison to those China faces.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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All these features pale in comparison to the monitor's OLED screen.
—PCMAG, 9 July 2024
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As a mother, Summers says her TikTok dreams pale in comparison to the dream her own mother granted her by keeping her alive.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
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The pomp and circumstance of other fashion weeks simply pale in comparison to the grandeur during Paris Haute Couture week.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 25 Jan. 2023
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And the two cases pale in comparison to the 8,000 victims in West Africa, a number that is likely to keep growing.
—Fran Quigley, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2014
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But for Turner, Miller, and Hart, the future details of the deal pale in comparison to the overwhelming benefits of the move.
—Stefan Stevenson, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
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But his shiny career prospects pale in comparison to the sparks that fly when Jabari meets his new neighbor, Meadow (Jessica Williams).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2022
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