- plural of relative.
relatives
Example Sentences
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In family lore, his relatives told me, he even managed to drive off the road while driving his granddaughter to the hospital to have a baby.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
Khamenei will lie in state for three days, and the bodies of his slain relatives will also be present.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
Modesta does not enter the makeshift morgue and waits outside while other relatives handle the identification process.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
That said, if you are not close to some relatives, they won’t be as surprised.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
The house where Pasqual’s relatives lived was more or less a big box, with a good yard because they worked on it when they had time off.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
