How to Use disparity in a Sentence

disparity

noun
  • But there’s a wide disparity in what teams earn.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Christie was at a loss for words when asked about the free-throw disparity.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But not when there’s a price disparity.
    — Evan Gorelick, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • That disparity may be the result of a lack of access to care.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But that couldn’t make up for the talent disparity.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There was a big disparity in pace and dynamism between the two sides.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There is a clear disparity between the two lists, which can be viewed in full at the bottom.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • The challenge is not to get overly caught up in that shot disparity.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The racial disparities in how cannabis laws are enforced are hard to ignore.
    — Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • That means gender and racial disparities in student debt just grow over time.
    — Itzel Luna, USA TODAY, 1 July 2023
  • Not a big disparity, but one that easily could’ve been a lot wider.
    — Dan Rios, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And, as with many health issues, there are stark racial and ethnic disparities.
    — Antonio Reynoso, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The disparity is driven by more than the revenue gap, though.
    — Arika Herron, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
  • When the strait reopens, the price disparity is likely to shift again.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • As of late, more creators have been speaking out about this disparity.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The root of this disparity is a lack of financing.
    — Aman Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Those types disparities add up.
    — Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Deep racial disparities persist, and the work is far from finished.
    — John Boozman, Time, 23 June 2026
  • But there won't be much of a disparity between lenders, either.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Then there was the disparity in riches.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Nowhere are the disparities more apparent than in health care.
    — Jeneen Interlandi, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Even though that salary disparity is entirely up to them.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • But that is an average, with wide disparities among states.
    — Daniel Yergin, Time, 20 June 2026
  • That’s owing to the disparity between what the rich and those in the working class pay.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The future of women’s sports is bright, yet many pointed to the disparity in pay.
    — Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Right now, the disparity in talent couldn’t be more profound.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the disparity in views among the subgroups, there was at least some room for agreement.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
  • In Ohio, the racial disparities are even worse when compared to the rest of the country.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Some call the disparities in numbers an achievement gap.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • What could help reduce health disparities in Texas?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

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