How to Use equal in a Sentence

equal

1 of 3 adjective
Definition of equalnext
Synonyms for equalnext
  • The play combines tragedy and comedy in equal measure.
  • We divided the profits into three equal shares.
  • We need to have equal academic standards for male and female students.
  • The opposing candidate has demanded equal time on television.
  • The fractions 1/2 and 2/4 are equal.
  • To make two loaves, cut the dough into three equal pieces.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Still, the market’s gains are far from being equal across the board.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In a pinch, it can be made by mixing equal parts milk and cream.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The beauty of this gloss is that its equal parts makeup and skin care.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Using the reference frame of the ball, there are two equal forces.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Less supply of crude would raise its price, all else equal.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • First, if the boat is floating, then the upward buoyancy must be equal to the weight of the boat.
    — WIRED, 28 July 2023
  • Under the First Amendment, all speech is equal before the state.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • All lives are not equal in the eyes of the Biden administration.
    — Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Yet, sadly, there is such a long way to go to achieve unity and equal justice.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll them into balls.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • One stream is one credit—one equal piece of the pot that’s shared among everyone.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • What about people who say that, all else being equal, the flow of people to the border is a good thing?
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The banding at the ankles gives the legs a laidback balloon effect that makes the pants equal parts relaxed and stylish.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024
  • To date, 29 guns have been seized at National — equal to the number found during all of last year.
    — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The oversized fit, frayed raw hem, and button-down design are equal parts laidback and trendy.
    — Amanda Oliver, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The new sales channel had quickly become for them equal parts blessing and curse.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At the urban apiary on the rooftop of the Hilton hotel in McLean, Virginia, the harvest goes to the kitchen and bar, where it’s mixed with equal parts warm water.
    — Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • There's also the cash option, a one-time, lump sum payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
  • There's also the cash option, a one-time, lump-sum payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
  • Tough, comedic, and raunchy in equal measure, Sexyy Red made frankness sound like the only option.
    — David Renshaw, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But even among the crammed rows of the coach cabin, not all seats are born equal—there are some that are simply better than others.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Sep. 2023
  • You could be forgiven for thinking all aces are equal — worth four points apiece.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Somers had wanted a pay hike that would put her on equal standing with her male costar, Ritter, but was denied.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
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equal

2 of 3 noun
  • We are all equals here.
  • I consider him my equal.
  • The majesty of the law treats all as equals, regardless of wealth.
    — Cincinnati.com, 24 May 2017
  • In one realm, at least, Tim Tebow is the equal of Michael Jordan.
    — Si Wire, SI.com, 22 May 2017
  • But in terms of number of goals alone, these two are...equals.
    — SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • In those days, Al Jazeera was more than the first among equals in the Arab public sphere.
    — Marc Lynch, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2018
  • After years atop the hill, our hero Wrangler has an equal for the throne.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 July 2021
  • The total of four equals last year’s total for the short fall meeting.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • But in the surf, men and women had always ridden as equals, on the same waves.
    — Mindy Pennybacker, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Rachel Bowman is first among equals on the women’s team.
    — Ben Lowy, Smithsonian, 23 May 2018
  • Osakans are down-to-earth and see each other as equals.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2019
  • First among equals is Cranston’s Chief, a street dog whose impulse is to bite any hand that feeds him.
    — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • But in this battle, like many others to come, the women were not equals.
    — USA Today, 26 Feb. 2020
  • First among equals was Austin Slater, who tripled and homered in his 2019 debut.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2019
  • For pie-in-the-sky claims, Soviet leaders had few equals.
    — Miriam Matthews, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2018
  • These things happened at Carb Day, where the old and new are beautiful equals.
    — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
  • That someone regards you and treats you as an equal is the first square on the board of finding a partner or friend.
    — Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The folding chair has the uncanny ability to render the crowd in any room a group of equals.
    — Tyler Watamanuk, Curbed, 3 May 2018
  • According to the show, these two weren't creative equals but rather Gwen was the backbone to Bob's genius.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2019
  • And, for those who aren't huge sports fans, football equals tailgate food like buffalo wings and all the dips.
    — Melissa Minton, Bon Appetit, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Among the rules: Everyone will be equals, and there will be no violence.
    — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Trump has suggested that the United States and Russia are moral equals.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Mattis holds a position that is not even first among equals.
    — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Together, the two set about to make a movie in which music and film would coexist as equals.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Every man or woman can run a race, but the blocks are designed to turn that race into a contest of equals.
    — Janelle Peters, The Atlantic, 26 May 2017
  • The Cardinals don’t have an equal for Hillmon, but Engstler could draw the heart of the Michigan defense out to the perimeter.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The fact that these leaders keep meeting is a testament to their hope to find common ground – among equals.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2018
  • The bread cart is almost the equal of Robuchon’s, while the wine list is half again as large, not quite as expensive, and very well chosen.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • Orange Shirt Day is a day to remember that people weren't always treated as equals.
    — Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • That one day all Israelis can see us as their equals—as people who need to live on our own land, in safety and prosperity, and build a future.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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equal

3 of 3 verb
  • See if you can equal that!
  • No one can equal him in chess.
  • Nothing can ever equal that experience.
  • These five records that meant a lot to me, put in a blender, equals this.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • On a seven-day cruise, $300 could equal about five drinks a day.
    — Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • So the wind farm will equal about 1/3 of the nuclear plant’s output.
    — Diana Furchtgott-Roth, National Review, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The prize equals the fourth-largest Mega Millions jackpot to date.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • That’s a clash of the titans that should equal ratings heaven.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Think of amp hours like the volume of a gas tank—a bigger number equals more gas.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
  • So, in a world where cost equals price times quantity, the price may be the same or lower.
    — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The merch sales could equal the annual revenue of a small state.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Cowboys are striving to equal that record this season.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Less heat equals less damage, which is always a win in our book.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • In a workforce the size of the U.S.’s that can equal several million workers.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Why do employers think freelance equals full time, all the time?
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Three years at 6% plus three years at 0% equals about 3% for six years, quite reasonable.
    — Readers, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2023
  • While that equals the lunar distance from the Earth, the moon was nowhere near its position at that point.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The 14 consecutive wins equals the all-time school record.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • According to the New York Times, a farmer could sell one egg for a penny or 12 for a shilling (which equaled 12 pennies).
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Each game played by a conference in March Madness equals one unit.
    — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Mushroom math: 8 ounces whole mushrooms equals 3 cups sliced or chopped.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The purchase of a $5 birthday gift equals one entry, and a $20 birthday gift equals five entries.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Gudas’ goal was his sixth of the season, equaling a career high.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Many of the cocktails are seasonal and range from $9 to $13 per can or bottle (which equals about two cocktails).
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • That cannot be underscored enough: High income does not equal wealth.
    — Nicole Pullen Ross, Fortune, 30 June 2023
  • Healthy soil equals thriving plants that will be more resistant to pests and diseases.
    — Lauren David, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the Telluride equals the Grand Highlander for cargo storage behind the third row.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2023
  • For example, problem 24 asks for the value of aha if aha plus one-seventh of aha equals 19.
    — Peter Schumer, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Valid signatures must come from at least five different counties and in those counties must equal at least 1% of the last vote for governor.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But states also need to enhance their footprint (whether through capabilities or funding) in Antarctica, where presence equals power.
    — Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024

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