All 4 Uses

contrast
in
Memoirs of a Geisha
(Edited)

And the contrast with her friend Korin was like comparing a rock along the roadside with a jewel.
p. 74.9 *

contrast = notable difference
In contrast with the exciting life Pumpkin was now leading, I had only my lessons and my chores, as well as the fifteen or twenty minutes Mameha spent with me during the afternoons several times a week.
p. 157.7 *

in contrast = in a comparison (that shows differences)
By contrast, Nobu stood beside him, half a head shorter and at full attention, with his one hand in a fist at his side.
p. 210.8

by contrast = in a comparison that shows differences
By contrast it made me almost weak to see the way Yasuda-san, with his graceful, sculpted arm, put a bite of braised beef into his mouth with his lips parted sensuously.
p. 305.9

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)