All 6 Uses

contrast
in
Riders of the Purple Sage
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It was all in strange contrast to the endless slopes of lonely sage and the wild rock environs beyond.†
Chpt 3 *

contrast = notable difference
The grass was deep and rich, welcome contrast to sage-tired eyes.†
Chpt 2
The cottonwoods or the alfalfa fields were not in sight, nor was there any rock or ridge or cedar to lend contrast to the monotony.†
Chpt 3
There, beside his horse, stood Lassiter, his dark apparel and the great black gun-sheaths contrasting singularly with his gentle smile.†
Chpt 6 *
She made a pathetic figure drooping there, with her sunny hair contrasting so markedly with her white, wasted cheeks and her hands listlessly clasped and her little bare feet propped in the framework of the rude seat.†
Chpt 10
How this slow, cool speech contrasted with Blake's hot, impulsive words!†
Chpt 12

Definitions:

(1) (contrast as in: contrast their writing styles)
point to differences between; or compare to show differences
(2) (contrast as in: there is a contrast)
a difference -- especially a notable difference; or the side-x-side arrangement of things that draws attention to an unmissable difference
(3) (contrast as in: sharpen the picture contrast)
the difference between tones of an image -- as in a photo or video -- such as the quality of brightness or the intensity of shades or colors
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)