relegated
Example Sentences
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Back then, phone interruptions were mostly relegated to a few stray pings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
No newly promoted side has been relegated after taking seven or more points from their opening three Premier League games.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
As an organizational psychologist, I’m convinced that Mark’s existential angst is not unique, nor is it relegated to content creators.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Still, to many in Moscow, the vote on the statue underscores the extent to which civic life has been relegated to matters of urban planning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Her hunger for earth, the cloc-cloc of her parents' bones, the impatience of her blood as it faced Pietro Crespi's passivity were relegated to the attic of her memory.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
