relatively
Example Sentences
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It’s usually used to suggest traders may be fooled by a relatively small retracement of a big market dive.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
With operations spread across Europe, the U.S., and India, the Luxembourg-based steel maker is relatively protected and could benefit from higher steel prices worldwide, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Their independent expenditures helped supplement Mr. Becerra’s relatively small $17 million war-chest and somewhat evened the lopsided field with Mr. Steyer’s $216 million self-funded campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“We have plans for the future, including another large effort coming here relatively soon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Even the relatively uneducated Leeuwenhoek, the first great microscopist, who had no Latin, qualified as a surveyor.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing relatively
Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ly
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"Shakespeare's Life"
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