relative

Example Sentences

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Children also have higher respiratory rates than adults, as well as larger lung surface area relative to their body size, resulting in higher doses of pollution per breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Usually it was your management record, and your relative success with the respective budgets you'd been given, that would seal the deal.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Futures markets have implied 40% price increases through the end of the year, relative to January.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Russia sought to lure investment, taking advantage of a decade of relative freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was a popular spot for duels precisely because of its relative isolation and inaccessibility.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis