contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
were 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 emotions were contrasting for South Africa, who finished 246 all out which confirmed their third successive final defeat, having lost the previous two T20 finals.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
There were contrasting fortunes for two South Koreans who seem poised for glittering careers.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2022
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA There were contrasting fortunes this week for the London clubs, with Middlesex sitting on top of Division One after sweeping aside Somerset, a county whose season just can't get going.
From The Guardian ● May 20, 2013
There were contrasting fortunes for two of Britain's biggest support services companies. - already lifted on Wednesday by a buy note from Liberum Capital - added another 9p to 550.5p.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2013
Up in the Yukon that year there were contrasting pictures of events in a country that could always be counted on for happenings of interest.
From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by R. G. (Roderick George) MacBeth
