Example Sentences

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Compared with a year earlier, raw material prices climbed 33.4%, led by sharp increases for conventional crude oil, gold, silver and platinum group metals, and synthetic crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

"Compared with people, it's obviously still not quite there," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Compared with placebo, finerenone reduced the risk of kidney failure or disease progression by 24%.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Compared to his England Test team-mates, Stokes' absence from white-ball cricket is unusual.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Compared to Narcissus, he looked like an undergrown troll.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan