How to Use compare in a Sentence

compare

1 of 2 verb
  • The singer's voice has been compared to that of Elvis.
  • We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers.
  • I compared several bicycles before buying one.
  • How did that change the process compared to the first one?
    Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 5 July 2018
  • But don't just compare prices among the same types of stores.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • That would be fun to compare pictures over the space of 100 years.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2020
  • The verdict is out, but compare him with the normal-sized pups in the video above.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 June 2021
  • And when there's a bad school, there's always a good school to compare it to.
    courier-journal.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • This year compared to last year guys are running to the ball.
    oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019
  • How do Illinois gun laws compare to the rest of the country?
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • There are so many firsts in a child's life, but few can compare to this one.
    Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2020
  • But Brown does not compare current teams with those from the past.
    Christopher Dabe Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • How will the new locations of The Daily Dose compare with the Slinger store?
    Megan Woolard, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2023
  • Then, calculate and compare it with the cost of buying the car in cash.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But how does the current drought map compare to past years?
    Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The two authors meet here for the first time, and compare notes on craft and consequence.
    Seija Rankin, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2021
  • That ward has seen 18 killings so far this year, compared with eight at this time last year.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But how do the numbers now compare to the start of previous waves?
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 4 June 2022
  • The french fries didn't quite compare to those fried by some of its competitors.
    Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021
  • More than half will usually watch a movie first, then read the book it was based on to compare.
    People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Still, the first quarter will be dismal compared to the same quarter a year ago.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 June 2020
  • Bruce Pearl can’t help but compare his newest star point guard to his best one.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 Oct. 2020
  • And anyone who tries to take a bar and compare it to a pub does not understand what a pub is.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2022
  • As of May 18, more than 40 youths had been shot so far this year in D.C. — more than double compared with the same time last year.
    Justin George, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
  • That compares with the five-year average of a 2.3% decline.
    Hannah Miao, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Their study compared scores in third or fourth grade with scores four or five years later in eighth grade.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Though that journey doesn't compare to what his parents faced to make it in time.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2022
  • See how your school district compares in the photos above.
    Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2018
  • How does that compare to other causes of death in Utah?
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • How do his second eight games compare to his first eight?
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2020
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compare

2 of 2 noun
  • Use the online compare mode to find the right height and look.
    oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021
  • How does this compare to the country's fires in the past?
    Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2018
  • How does Honnold’s climb compare to the Dawn Wall climb?
    Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 5 June 2017
  • So in your case, how does making a Jackass movie in the present compare to the past?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022
  • So, really, how does the Vladimir in the movie compare to the real thing?
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2019
  • How did this compare to walking in a Helmut Lang show in the ’90s?
    Katie Van Syckle, The Cut, 12 Sep. 2017
  • But how does the new set compare to classic Browns uniforms from the past?
    cleveland, 15 Apr. 2020
  • When was the last big storm to hit Florida, and how does this compare?
    John Schwartz, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
  • But how does shopping in the summer compare to the other seasons of the year?
    Teen Vogue, 12 July 2019
  • But how does this compare to the rotation rate of the robot arm?
    Adam Rogers, WIRED, 10 July 2019
  • How does the content of the podcast compare to the Hulu docuseries?
    Shirley Ju, Variety, 28 July 2022
  • How does writing a movie compare to writing jokes for the stage?
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
  • How does this compare to what the president has asked for?
    Alan Gomez, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
  • See how your school did in the rankings and search, compare and re-rank based on what matters most to you.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2017
  • How do the three vaccines authorized in the U.S. compare?
    al, 19 Aug. 2021
  • That total compares with only nine for Obama at the same point in his first term.
    Brooks Jackson, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • How did this final compare to the finals in the other All Stars seasons?
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 July 2022
  • How does this compare to some of our other favorites e-sources?
    Mimi Faucett, ELLE Decor, 18 Mar. 2016
  • How does this compare to other apps, like Facebook and Snapchat?
    Tom Huddleston, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Last week’s total compares with about 800 claims in the same period last year.
    USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2020
  • So how does methane compare to CO2 as a greenhouse gas?
    National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2019
  • There’s some debate about how the death rate compares between the two illnesses.
    Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • So how does this movie musical compare with the stage version?
    Tyler Coates, Wired, 19 Dec. 2019
  • But how does the 2018 preseason compare to FC Cincinnati's first two?
    Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • How does this dose compare to the original vaccine doses and what are the side effects?
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022
  • How does the current pandemic compare to the 1918 Spanish flu?
    Byron McCauley, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2020
  • How does any of that [compare] to what people like Rudy Giuliani and others were doing?
    Kk Ottesen, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2022
  • How do the two compare, and with its higher starting price, is the new kid worthy enough to earn your extra dollars?
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 8 June 2022
  • How does the Big Ten’s depth compare to other conferences?
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
  • On the other hand, how does our quantum engine compare with a car's engine?
    Nicole Yunger Halpern, Scientific American, 18 Apr. 2020

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