was comparing
- past progressive of compare.
Example Sentences
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Bessent didn’t say what period he was comparing this year’s refunds to.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather in a lighter weight was compelling, but they fought only once and when that one ended, nobody was comparing it to death or screaming into a microphone: “Down Goes Manny!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
The ASA said customers would generally understand "eat your greens" to mean eating vegetables and that Huel was comparing the cost and nutritional value of its product to green veg.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
A parlor game among attendees was comparing the scores generated by their Oura Ring health trackers, which were generally low given back-to-back meetings during the day and partying well into the night.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
“I suppose he was comparing us to the satanic mills of England— anyhow, it’s a bit romantical, as they say.”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
