How to Use in striking contrast to/with in a Sentence

in striking contrast to/with

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• This stands in striking contrast to teams such as the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2021
• Over the next decade, his sideburns and hair turned white, in striking contrast to his signature black mustache and eyebrows.
  — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021
• This picture seems in striking contrast to that of the economy, which sustained the deepest downturn of all large countries.
  — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2020
• Gorgeous black nubuck leather straps come in striking contrast to the white memory foam wedge and slightly lugged soles for that classic Timberland touch.
  — Laura Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2022
• The story of mpox stands in striking contrast to that of Covid, in which the government led and many people lagged behind—refusing to accept shots, stay home to quarantine, or wear masks.
  — Gideon Lichfield maryn McKenna, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
• Yet Daney’s inhibition about the subjective side of criticism stands in striking contrast to the peremptory enthusiasms of his prime forebears at Cahiers in the fifties.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022
• The city stressed the importance of community feedback in the selection process, in striking contrast to the present confidentiality of the finalists.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022
• This is in striking contrast to many other summer camps, that used few mitigations and experienced rapid outbreaks.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
• The boy observes the frog with a hooded malevolence while his flawless skin implies innocence, in striking contrast to his victim’s exquisitely detailed roughness.
  — New York Times, 10 Feb. 2022
• The downtown scene was at times surreal — with migrants on the streets standing in striking contrast to families enjoying the holiday lights and a giant Christmas tree in the middle of San Jacinto Plaza.
  — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022
• And their consistent failure to find clear evidence of health threats from electromagnetic fields at real-world exposure levels stands in striking contrast to the views of Davis, Gittleman, and Milham.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Mar. 2011
• There was no English translation provided, despite English being one of Hong Kong's two official languages -- in striking contrast to most government events to date.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 May 2022

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