His comments were 'in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to' his earlier statements. [=his comments were very different from his earlier statements]
We talked about the 'contrasts' between his early books and his later books. [=the ways in which his early and later books are different]
Today's weather is quite a 'contrast to' yesterday's. [=today's weather is very different from yesterday's weather]
(..) right now, so I was thinking- Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking. But we thought about shooting them in an industrial space. We thought the contrast between the femininity of the florals... and the more raw, rough-hewn background would create this wonderful tension between- - No. - Which? (..)2006 The Devil Wears Prada