relation
Example Sentences
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Clarence Thomas—no relation to the Supreme Court justice, as he endlessly clarifies—is a Dallas journalist whom the self-anointed holy man has chosen for his interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Decades later, in 2018, Emma said she was shocked to see his name in the news in relation to similar allegations.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
On Friday, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel decided Hopper's fitness to practise had been impaired in relation to his convictions and sanctioned him to removal from the medical register.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security didn’t deny that these incidents had occurred, though in relation to the New Zealand woman, whose visa had been only partially renewed, a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The Ancient Greeks reserved their greatest excitement in relation to music, though, for competitions, of which they had a large number.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing relation
It's All in the Family
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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