relative

Example Sentences

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We currently do not pay for childcare, as a relative provides full-time care during the weekdays.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The high-torque swing emphasizes maximum rotation of Woods’ shoulders relative to his hips.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Analysts at Jefferies said the net impact is a 10% positive gain relative to analyst expectations for Shell’s first-quarter earnings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Spending relative to GDP reflects the societal sacrifices to strengthen defense, and last year Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and Norway spent a larger share than the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It seemed to him ‘as something divine that men could know the motions of the stars so accurately that they could long before foretell their places and relative positions’.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin