All 5 Uses of
contrast
in
Profiles in Courage
- For their very concept of the Senate, in contrast to the House, was of a body which would not be subject to constituent pressures.†
Chpt 1.0 (definition 1) *
- Although Senators were paid the munificent sum of $6 per day, and their privileges included the use of great silver snuffboxes on the Senate floor, the aristocratic manners which had characterized the first Senate were strangely out of place when the struggling hamlet of Washington became the capital city in 1800, for its rugged surroundings contrasted sharply with those enjoyed at the temporary capitals in New York and Philadelphia.†
Chpt 1.0 (definition 2) *
- Although less than six feet tall, Webster's slender frame when contrasted with the magnificent sweep of his shoulders gave him a theatrical but formidablepresence.†
Chpt 2.3 (definition 1)
- In contrast, Lamar believed that "the only course I, in common with other Southern representatives have to follow, is to do what we can to allay excitement between the sections and to bring about peace and reconciliation."†
Chpt 3.7 (definition 1)
- Silver suddenly acquired a political appeal as the poor man's friend—in contrast to gold, the rich man's money; silver was the money of the prairies and small towns, unlike gold, the money of Wall Street.†
Chpt 3.7 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (contrast as in: contrast their writing styles) point to differences between; or compare to show differences
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(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