How to Use relation in a Sentence

relation

noun

• The incident led to tense international relations.
• To be sure, race relations have improved here as in the rest of the South.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• The 1960s was a turbulent time for race relations in the country and the city.
  — Megan Sims, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
• So what does that mean for relations between the first- and second-largest economies in the world?
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in relation to those charges in June.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
• The two countries have relations that go back at least six decades.
  — Camille Elemia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Is now the right time to push for better relations with Beijing?
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 June 2023
• The plot of the video bears little relation to the story of the song, which seems to describe an office romance.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 July 2023
• At the same time, Xi wants to maintain good relations with the West to avoid sanctions and keep trade flowing.
  — Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
• Howard is the most recent person sentenced in relation to the protests.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
• He was later indicted in relation to the move but was cleared of charges.
  — James Barragán, Chron, 7 Feb. 2023
• Trump had good relations with the UAE during his time in office.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
• Cox wasn't charged with a crime in relation to the slaying, and has since died of natural causes.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
• The hearing was in relation to a second set of charges against Spacey that were made in November.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2023
• The relations of human beings—some of them at least—to the rest of planetary life had shifted.
  — Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
• The whole episode is about their dynamic, and how Tess and Joel differ in their relation to Ellie.
  — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2023
• Ever since, the relations between the two countries have been frosty.
  — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
• What is one of the things these opposing residents want the King to do in relation to its colonial rule of the country?
  — CNN, 2 Nov. 2023
• In his speech, Obama sought to reset strained relations between the United States and the world’s Muslims.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
• Venezuela and Israel have not had formal relations since 2009, when Chavez broke off ties in response to that year’s Gaza war.
  — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
• That made the force of the shock notable on its own, as well as in relation to the primary earthquake, or mainshock, experts said.
  — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2023
• Her performance is the best part of a film often talked about in relation to the messiness of its production.
  — Vulture, 21 Dec. 2022
• The arrival of the pandas is not just a treat for visitors, but also a symbol of decades-long U.S.-China relations.
  — Elise Preston, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
• Instead, this season has been one rooted in the finality in relation to one's place in the world.
  — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
• These crises have a troubling and obscure relation to each other.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• In the past, there had been only one global director of VIP relations.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2024
• With the Kennedy name comes a headline-making celebration anytime one of their many, many relations ties the knot.
  — Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2023
• Isn’t there some way of thinking about the relation between information and work by thinking about our old friend, the box filled with gas?
  — Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
• In the short term, Labour promises to reduce wait times, enlist the private sector to help deal with high volume, and improve relations with the health care unions.
  — Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 July 2024
• Place one foot up onto the bench, then get into a position where your front foot is planted on the floor with a vertical shin (in relation to the ground).
  — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024