How to Use commensurate in a Sentence

commensurate

adjective
  • Her new position came with a commensurate level of responsibility.
  • The scope and tenor of his vision seem commensurate with the task at hand.
    — Star Tribune, 18 Jan. 2021
  • As a result, the yield on debt has jumped at a commensurate rate.
    — Vidhura S. Tennekoon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But the levels of play and pay are not commensurate any longer.
    — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There are no scenes in the book commensurate with the show’s scenes of moral turmoil.
    — Nan Z. Da, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The group provides gift cards commensurate with the weapons turned over.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The judge said that in his point of view the sentence was commensurate with the offense.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The rise in hotel porters is commensurate with the rise in travel.
    — Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
  • Be prepared to pay a commensurate price for a licensed stylist.
    — Annie Blay, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The costs are commensurate, of course, but nothing that will make those who fly private blink twice.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, though, the low body count seems commensurate with the horror of death.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
  • This is commensurate with the plane’s location at that point.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2018
  • There are no commensurate websites for women to stare at men’s thighs or crossed legs, let alone men’s feet or armpits.
    — Dennis Prager, National Review, 23 Jan. 2018
  • But if justice is the goal, then the consequences have to be commensurate with the crime.
    — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Knowledge is the best tool to ensure the items are sold at prices commensurate with their value.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The rate of return should always be commensurate with the amount of risk involved.
    — Andrew Schena, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • So why haven’t firms taken action commensurate with the scale of the problem?
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Now, my income is not commensurate with housing costs.
    — Luke Garrett, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The front-seat passengers sit a commensurate amount lower, with their legs out straighter.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
  • Williams' level of play so far this year is more commensurate with that of a minimum player.
    — Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Players expect to be paid commensurate to their status in the league and with a franchise.
    — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The color of the smoke is commensurate with burning metal, too.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
  • This is their way of pushing back on the demands of long hours without pay that is commensurate with their efforts.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The enormous stakes in the race so far have not been matched by commensurate public interest.
    — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Our girls granted us all rights of possession and a commensurate license to pry.
    — James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
  • But the service is commensurate — assured, agreeable and far from stuffy.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram.com, 30 May 2017
  • The state agreed to a commensurate pay raises to offset those salary reductions.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Partly, that's because many of these workers are on the job for weeks or months on end, then receive a commensurate amount of time off.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The House has a rule that a tax cut cannot be passed without commensurate expenditure cuts.
    — George Will, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
  • So why isn’t that investment being put back into the on-field product at a commensurate rate?
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

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