Sentences with compare
com·pare
C c - Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60. [VERB noun]
- Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce. [V n + to/with]
- Nevertheless, he was a political thinker of genius, one to compare with any of the great names of the 18th century.
- The singer's voice has been compared to that of Elvis.
- Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other European countries. [V adv + with]
- The flowers here do not compare with those at home. [VERB + with]
- We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers.
- The answer depends on you - or more precisely on how you compare with rivals for these jobs.
- The general has been compared to Napoleon
- To compare rum with gin
- It remains to be seen how outcomes will compare with conventional approaches.
- How does the advice you give your clients compare with your own approach?
- Gin compares with rum in alcoholic content
- This car compares badly with the other
- How do quality control practices compare with current regulatory requirements?
- He commissioned a survey that would compare British prices with those in other countries.
- Profits were £3.2 million. This compares with £2.6 million last year
- To compare life to a river
- As for the others, Elizabeth I deserves a high place, but most of the others don't quite compare with the three above.
- Maybe you thought my pain and my loss couldn't possibly ever compare with yours.
- compare their voting records
- How does my car compare with his?
- In an interview with the Herald, he said there was nothing in Australia to compare with the limestone scenery around Craven.
- Nothing, though, will compare with competing in the Masters.
- To compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
- Dekker's plays cannot compare with Shakespeare's.
- If this does not come up promptly, the therapist asks if they would accept to compare their problem to whatever analogical image comes to the mind of the therapist.
- How does it compare with the thrills of early Microsoft?
- His recital certainly compares with the one he gave last year.
- Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations.
- The small flaws do not begin to compare to the fine qualities of this disc.
- Care home owners claim the financial cost of meeting the new standards cannot compare with the cash they are paid by local authorities to keep going.
- The only way we can say which product is better is to compare.
- Her beauty is beyond compare.
- This American artist has a fantastic voice but, unfortunately, her material doesn't compare with her vocal talent.
- The pear is its nearest rival, but its cool, smooth skin cannot compare with the warm knap of a peach.
- Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra. You can't compare my problems and yours.
- Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.
- We also compare unfavourably in relation to income distribution, which has a major influence on health.
- Compare refers to a literal or figurative putting together in order to note points of resemblance and difference, and implies the weighing of parallel features for relative values [to compare Shakespeare with Schiller]; contrast implies a comparing for the purpose of emphasizing differences [to contrast farm life with city life]; collate implies detailed, critical comparison, specif., of different versions of the same text
- We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".
- A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.