pertinence

Example Sentences

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The history of the previous century, however, teaches the pertinence of a nation’s internal dynamics to its external behavior.

From Washington Post

During these episodes players are given a small range of questions to choose from and are graded at the end of the interrogation on the pertinence of their choices.

From Washington Post

It’s arrived nearly a year late in her hometown, but her disquieted art has only grown in pertinence and power.

From New York Times

Considerations such as possible poetry pertinence are made based on responses to an intake questionnaire emailed after booking.

From New York Times

Try to make sense of this passage or glean its pertinence to the issues at hand:

From Seattle Times