relational

Example Sentences

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As competition over scarce resources sets in, big companies use their buying power and relational importance to muscle out other buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“When people use that term toxic friend-group, what they’re talking about is a classic clique,” said Noëlle Santorelli, a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, who specializes in relational aggression including mean-girl dynamics among teens and adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

For Squibb, who understands acting as a relational art, complication is the source of the most resonant truths.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

In 1979, Oracle introduced the first commercial relational database, External link which essentially organizes and manages data sets, calling it Version 2 External link because he didn’t think anyone would buy a Version 1.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

We wind up with twenty-four kids, ages five to fourteen, and despite the low-key relational upheaval, it really is a lovely sight.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone