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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The event harkens back to his long-winding news conferences from his first term and is in stark contrast to President Biden, who doesn’t often take questions from reporters. —

Michelle L. Price and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 The University of North Carolina stunned much of the football world this week by hiring Belichick, whose all-time great NFL résumé stands in stark contrast to an empty syllabus of college experience. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024 This stands in stark contrast to the corporate sector, where most jobs are now fully in-person or hybrid. —

Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 That's in stark contrast to competitors like Apple, YouTube and TikTok. —

Felix Salmon, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to

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