Example Sentences

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Rosenwasser was equating the federation to the Stalin-era precursor to the KGB.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2021

When he said being gay helped him understand the importance of tolerance and acceptance, it provoked a backlash from those who argued he was equating two very different experiences.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2020

In a brief interview with TMZ, Graham said he believed Handler was equating homosexuality with being evil.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2018

Guo seems to be lying in some cases so we can believe anything he says The one that caught my attention was equating Guo to the craziest of the 9/11 "truthers".

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2018

After the rapper made a comment about sit-ins in the 1960s, he was asked whether he was equating his own paparazzi problems to the struggles of African-American civil rights campaigners.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2014