Example Sentences

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The department’s review of Italian pasta makers has been comparing the cost of durum-wheat pasta on sale in the U.S. and Italy, while taking into account additional costs such as transportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Crook’s group has been comparing several painkillers in bobtail squid, but Crook says that they haven’t had much luck figuring out which drugs are the most effective, despite testing hundreds of animals.

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023

Near Johannesburg, South Africa, Stephanie Muller has been comparing prices online and checking different grocery stores to find the best deals.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022

In recent weeks, Bennett said that he quietly has been comparing the outsider auditors' totals to the Ninja's figures and seeing that the building blocks of the official presidential election results were accurate.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2021

Nettie has been comparing herself with a torpedo, and wished to know whether it would be desirable for her to go off or not.

From The Dust of Conflict by Bindloss, Harold