"drawing a sharp contrast" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where two things are being compared in a very noticeable and clear way, highlighting their differences. Example: In the film, the director skillfully uses lighting and color to draw a sharp contrast between the protagonist's happy childhood and their bleak present-day reality.
"It's built for basketball," point guard Deron Williams said, drawing a sharp contrast with the Newark arena, which he disdained.
Drawing a sharp contrast with Republicans and anticipating potential attacks on the campaign trail, Mr. Obama ridiculed his opponents for recycling a "three-point plan for $2 gas".
In pushing back against additional government intervention in the economy, Mr. Bush is drawing a sharp contrast between himself and Democrats, who intend to make rising unemployment and the economic downturn a centerpiece of their fall election campaigns.
Local and state officials from both political parties have praised the federal response in Baton Rouge, drawing a sharp contrast with the much-criticized delays by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Katrina.
Drawing a sharp contrast with Trump and Cruz, Clinton asserted that her Republican rivals were seeking to demonize groups such as immigrants and Muslims, as well as threatening the rights of women and LGBT individuals.
China has given billions in loans and aid to Caribbean nations to build stadiums, roads, ports and tourist resorts, and Mr. Xi's visit came days after Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met with 15 regional leaders in Trinidad, drawing a sharp contrast about what the two countries had to offer the area's tiny economies.
Taiwanese officials of both parties had hoped that the election would solidify the island's democracy and draw a sharp contrast with the still repressive rule in China.
A14 Mr. Gore, speaking to an audience of elderly people, drew a sharp contrast between his Medicare proposals and those of Gov. George W. Bush.
On Monday, he sought to draw a sharp contrast with his rivals, saying, "Unlike all the rest of the people in this race, I did grow up poor".
