By contrast, vs in constrast

"By contrast" and "in contrast" are correct phrases that are used to introduce a point of difference in a comparison between two things. They are interchangeable and can be used according to personal preference or the flow of the sentence.

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By contrast,

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a point of difference between two things.

This phrase is used to highlight a difference between two things or ideas in a sentence. It is often followed by a contrasting statement.

Examples:

She is very outgoing; by contrast, her sister is quite shy.
The company's profits increased this year; by contrast, their competitors experienced a decline.
He prefers tea; by contrast, I prefer coffee.
The city is bustling with activity; by contrast, the countryside is peaceful.
The first book was a bestseller; by contrast, the second one received mixed reviews.

Alternatives:

in contrast

in constrast

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a point of difference between two things.

This phrase is used to highlight a difference between two things or ideas in a sentence. It is often followed by a contrasting statement.

Examples:

She is very outgoing; in contrast, her sister is quite shy.
The company's profits increased this year; in contrast, their competitors experienced a decline.
He prefers tea; in contrast, I prefer coffee.
The city is bustling with activity; in contrast, the countryside is peaceful.
The first book was a bestseller; in contrast, the second one received mixed reviews.

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The corrals are almost always made in the best possible way, positioned against the ground and surrounded by green in constrast to the cement cages found in many other zoos we have visited.
Because if there is anything that defines well the years 90 from the other eras, it is in the extreme of constrast.
The time blackened facades constrast with the pristine peaks.
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Push open the door of the Riad Fes Baraka and discover the magical charm of a traditional house whose a quiet constrasts with madness of the surrounding streets.
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In the booklet we have a different air, more peaceful and harmonious, to underline the constrast between two worlds: ours and this sort of second hereafter under the form of space environment, where the sacred and the beauty meet in a unique ray of truth.
Maranhão could not take anymore, nor did it wish to, of the constrast of its fertile lands, its humid valleys, its vivid palm forests, its fabulous potential wealth, with misery anguish, hunger, with the desperation, of

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by contrast

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