All 4 Uses of
contrast
in
Seabiscuit by Hillenbrand
- In contrast, Strub's purse was staggering: $100,000, plus a few thousand dollars in entry revenue, to the winner.†
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1) *
- In contrast, Seabiscuit broke with the rest of the field, and as a pace-stalker, he had to make his run from out of the crowded pack.†
Chpt 2.13 (definition 1)
- The contrast between the two horses could not have been more glaring.†
Chpt 2.14 (definition 2) *
- In dazzling contrast to everyone else at Pimlico, the Iceman was utterly relaxed.†
Chpt 2.19 (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