pertinence

Example Sentences

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“Those are timeless issues, and obviously they have a certain pertinence today in the United States of America.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The Reds' failed bid four years ago will be of most pertinence to the Gunners, given it was Manchester City, Arsenal's closest title rivals, who overhauled them.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023

No one is questioning the legality or pertinence of allowing divergent viewpoints.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2022

The history of the previous century, however, teaches the pertinence of a nation’s internal dynamics to its external behavior.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

They were about the same in other towns, but the Salinas Row has a pertinence to this telling.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck