respective

Example Sentences

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They are key for blended families so that each spouse ensures their respective children are taken care of if one of them dies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

None of the four No. 1 seeds have struggled much in their respective games this tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Blue Owl said the credit income fund’s borrowers are doing well, growing their revenue and cash operating income at respective averages of 9% and 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

When asked if he felt it was "unfair" that the teams had to play in Cardiff just five days after their respective play-off heartbreaks, O'Neill said "we knew the situation coming into it".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The Fifth and Fourth Cohorts regrouped while the Second and Third acted as riot police, shoving centaurs and cynocephali and two-headed men back into their respective camps.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan