in contrast to sb/sth
prep. phr..prep. phr.. you use this to show that two people or things are very different from each other.
prep. phr.. a prepositional phrase used to introduce a comparison that highlights a significant difference between two entities or situations.
In contrast to his sister, he is very shy.
The company's profits rose this year, in contrast to the heavy losses they suffered last summer.
In contrast to the optimistic projections of the marketing department, the actual sales figures suggest a cooling market for luxury goods.
often used at the beginning of a sentence or after a comma to link two opposing ideas.
encourage students to use this in academic writing as a more sophisticated alternative to 'but' or 'unlike'; note that 'to' is the standard preposition, though 'with' is occasionally seen.
In contrast of the hot weather, today is cold.In contrast to the hot weather, today is cold.the fixed phrase requires the preposition 'to' or 'with', never 'of'.