relative

Example Sentences

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Part of the problem was there was no camera directly on the line to show the curvature of the ball relative to the line.

From BBC

A full Moon happens when the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides, relative to the Earth - in alignment, known as 'syzygy'.

From BBC

The analysis suggests that these footprints may have been left by some of the oldest known relatives of duck-billed dinosaurs, making them among the earliest examples of this group identified anywhere in the world.

From Science Daily

And another, Amirali Heidari, was days away from his 18th birthday when he joined a protest in Kermanshah with a group of close friends, according to a relative who lives abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ekitike was just 19 and a relative unknown in this country when Newcastle first tried to sign him from Reims in 2022.

From BBC