How to Use equate in a Sentence

equate

verb

• You shouldn't equate those two things.
• The new rate would equate to 10 percent of the full value of the item.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 22 July 2022
• The sum would equate to roughly 2% of Musk's net wealth.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021
• But Ellin says he’s urged the Entourage guys not to equate the shows.
  — Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
• So many of us equate our salaries and pay with our worth.
  — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2022
• That level of use could equate to about 200 cars a day.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
• And this, in turn, will equate to more long-term success.
  — Tyler Martin, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
• That would equate to over 1,000 marten in a three-month season.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022
• But most visitors equate the Strip as the heart of Sin City.
  — Megan L. Wood, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2021
• There was also the size chart, which equated the largest size (3XL) to a US 14.
  — Sarah Chiwaya, refinery29.com, 25 July 2024
• That equates to about 1.7 million seniors in the Old North State.
  — By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2023
• The seats filled a bit as the evening went along, although no one would equate this with a major crowd.
  — Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2022
• That would equate to a sky-high net profit margin of 65%.
  — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
• In the same song, Drake equates his success with Michael Jackson’s.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
• There are a few things to remember about rosé wine: the color does not equate to the sweetness of the wine.
  — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 7 June 2021
• Some equate it to a mash-up of a kiwi, a pear, and a watermelon.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• Your wife is wrong to equate your choice in eyewear with your regard for her.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2022
• But nobody tried to equate Democrats' rhetoric, people that say...
  — CBS News, 30 Oct. 2022
• The standard chargers equate to a roughly five-hour charge time.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 1 Dec. 2021
• But in games, there is a tendency to equate the new with better.
  — WIRED, 22 June 2023
• One more time for the people in the back: The hymen does not equate to virginity!
  — SELF, 25 Feb. 2022
• Though strength doesn’t always equate to size, our list of the strongest breeds tends to overlap with the best large dog breeds.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
• Trump wrote in a tweet of the ad video, which equates the Ermey character with Trump himself.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
• Crosby does not equate her predicament to the one Meyers faced.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• Palm Trees isn’t equating these boys, who are Lea’s age, with the older men in this story.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
• No one should be equating the button in her office with the one in Matt Lauer’s, either.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
• Even though the Rays put up just four runs and had just five hits, the Sox’ recent brand of baseball just doesn’t equate to winning.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
• The Princess seems to equate being a badass with vengeance and restoring old orders (but this time with a woman in charge).
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2022
• The oil and gas industry also equates for a large portion of the state's workforce.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
• Saree Makdisi, a professor of English who is part of the task force, said criticism of Israel is too often equated with antisemitism.
  — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2025