germane to
Example Sentences
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The member’s interest the trust seeks to assert isn’t germane to its purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Before 2008, the size of the Fed’s balance sheet wasn’t germane to monetary policy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
And what in those files are germane to Trump?
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
“That’s really germane to the Black American experience, because Black folks came to this country, and we couldn’t bring anything, so we had to create what is Black and subsequently Black culture,” Newsome says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Any sound that was not germane to the night would make them alert.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
