in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to

idiom

: very different from (something else)

His comments were in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to his earlier statements.

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This is in stark contrast to the general population, where 28% identify as nones, a significant rise from 16% in 2007. —

Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 This was in stark contrast to Obama’s unwillingness to respond after Assad had used chemical weapons in 2013. —

Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Still, both the most recent numbers and that 2021 high-point are in stark contrast to the percentage of underrepresented individuals in the U.S. population: 41.6 percent. —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025 The quote is also in stark contrast to how Madrid have started this season, struggling to get Mbappe to his best and with the injuries again piling up. —

Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to

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