contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
was contrasting
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past progressiveof contrast.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"The communication was contrasting and varied. Twitter remains a good source of information and humour and I would say it's enhanced my enjoyment."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2017
Though the document named no names, some people got the impression that Nixon was contrasting himself to Kissinger, who showed up in Beijing the following week with a group of U.S. businessmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was contrasting the real things with the recollection of them when seen by a child.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
He was contrasting the history of the poor boy, which he had learned from Mrs. Crull, with that of his abandoned son.
From Round the Block by John Bell Bouton
Perhaps he was contrasting the nature of his neighbour's wife with that of his own.
From The Sign of the Red Cross by Evelyn Everett-Green
