How to Use "Comparison" with Example Sentences

comparison (n): the act of looking at two or more things to see their similarities and differences

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Used with adjectives:

"Comparing wolves with dogs is a simple comparison."
(simple, easy)

"Judging professional athletes next to amateur athletes is an unfair comparison."
(unfair)

"Comparing apples to elephants is not a useful comparison."
(useful, meaningful)

"She made a good comparison between the two examples."
(good, interesting, accurate)

Used with verbs:

"The detectives could only draw a comparison based on the clues."
(draw, make)

Used with prepositions:

"When you see the child, the mother looks tall by comparison."
(by)

"Why don't we put them next to each other for comparison."
(for)