Examples of “equal” in a Sentence

adj The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.

• The two teams scored an equal number of points.
• All employees deserve equal pay for equal work.
• Cut the cake into eight equal slices so everyone is happy.

verb To be the same as in value or amount; to match.

• Two plus two equals four.
• No performance since has equaled her Olympic record.
• If every tin costs the same, three tins equal three times that amount.

noun A person or thing having the same status, rank, or ability as another.

• She treats every member of staff as an equal.
• Nobody in the village was his equal at chess.
• In our team, we regard one another as equals.