have relations with

Example Sentences

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We want to have relations with China, with the United States, with Russia, with France.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

"I'm not going to attend the San Francisco one because we don't have relations with Peru," Lopez Obrador said, speaking at a regular government press conference.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2023

I talked to this commander, and he was saying, “Listen, we want to have relations with every country. It’s really important to us that we’re not going to be an international pariah like before.”

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2021

“So he’s understood that he’s got to be the minister of the police. And not of the people who have relations with them,” Mr. Mathiot said.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2020

Such an attempt is like building without foundations; and those who have relations with artists should do all they can to encourage them to aim at what they feel to be the highest.

From The Thread of Gold by Benson, Arthur Christopher