How to Use complementary in a Sentence

complementary

adjective

• She wore a new outfit with a complementary scarf.
• My spouse and I have complementary goals.
• For the event, the pair matched in complementary blue looks.
  — Katie Campione, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
• The couple brought complementary strengths to the project.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 8 June 2021
• The Cavs solved that problem, and added some nice complementary pieces in the process.
  — Staff Report, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2018
• If that’s too much, at least paint it the same as, or a complementary color to, the kitchen.
  — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
• Next to his wife, Prince William wore a dark suit and a complementary green tie.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 June 2022
• This might have seemed a bit far-fetched to those who watched them play complementary roles for the Hawks.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• And will green be the new complementary color for mothers and the rest of the bridal party?
  — Marianne Rohrlich, New York Times, 22 May 2018
• The crops, known as the three sisters, are complementary.
  — Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017
• That is complementary football on our side of the ball.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
• The Wolves want complementary pieces, and Heat want a young, budding star.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Use of the property’s Scott e-bikes is also complementary and a great way to get to the beach.
  — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
• The other strand reads that template and lays down a complementary set of bases.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
• The dumplings were firm and tasty, and there were plenty of crawfish chunks in the highly complementary cream sauce.
  — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2021
• The rolls are sliced in half and served alongside a complementary (in color and taste) wasabi-herb sauce.
  — al, 9 Jan. 2020
• Before, the yard felt cramped and dated, not at all complementary of the update the home had gone through.
  — Nicole Villalpando, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
• Or is the Heat a team full of complementary players in need of a top-tier superstar to lift them?
  — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 22 June 2018
• The Town of Pineville has two parks with complementary amenities.
  — Melinda Johnston, charlotteobserver, 29 May 2017
• Guests can choose a slate of either five white or five red wines, matched to complementary flavors in the sweets.
  — Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 12 June 2017
• Each stripe of the rug is made up of 25 different yarns in complementary tones, the order of which is chosen by the weaver.
  — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• The easiest way is to pick one artist and choose two complementary pieces from the same series.
  — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
• The sport has a complementary effect, too, of opening places and people to us.
  — Brad Rickman, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2018
• So wind and solar are complementary, but not enough so to solve the problem or cover the gaps.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
• Choose felt in classic shades of red and green, then add in complementary hues like orange and aqua.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
• But analysts point out that the goals of the two countries — at least for the moment — are complementary.
  — Sergey Ponomarev, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2020
• Here's a great gift for folks who like whiskey but also like the many complementary flavors out there.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
• This spaced the floor and freed up more room for Toronto’s complementary options.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2019
• When a sample with copies of the complementary strand washes over the spot, those strands bind together with the strands anchored in the spot.
  — Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
• But the two drummers did arrive equipped with complementary bass drum heads, each depicting Méliès-like faces of the sun and the moon.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Apr 2024