relative to
Example Sentences
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Cryptos tend to become less attractive relative to yield-bearing investments like bonds when borrowing costs rise.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
This latter figure helps put the first one in context, showing exactly how large it is relative to a given lookback period.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Cryptos tend to become less attractive relative to yield-bearing investments like bonds when borrowing costs rise.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The surging costs are eating an outsize share of low- and middle-income consumers’ paychecks, darkening their outlook relative to the well-off.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
“Ants are quite powerful, actually, relative to their size.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
