in relation to

Example Sentences

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He points out that for most of the past century, stocks were far cheaper in relation to company profits, or earnings, than they are today.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"Hunters are very effective when they have a mental map of their territory, so that they know where they are in relation to their environments," says Tse.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

"It does not give you confidence in the processes that exist for survivors, neither does it give me confidence in relation to the current operation," Sanghera said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"We've raised a group action in relation to what happened to the survivors and the patients of him and there's 31 members of that group."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

On another, he showed the planets in relation to their distances from the sun, with Mercury the closest and Neptune the farthest away—almost in the kitchen.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey