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
• So far, no troopers have been charged in relation to Greene’s death.
  — Nick Valencia, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Put either a bright white shirt or even a sheet of white paper up to your face and observe the skin in relation to the white.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Any card pulled from the deck should be considered in relation to the others.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
• 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
• So in relation to Solo, when did Willow start to gain steam?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Ghazawi was in the jail's custody in relation to the fatal shooting of his wife in 2018.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Police said Manzone’s arrest was the final one in relation to the case.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 15 Nov. 2022
• 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
• And the same tailoring can be done in relation to your mental health, Nader says.
  — Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
• Panel 1 shows the narrator in relation to most of the objects focussed on in the rest of the page—a long shot of which the other panels are details.
  — The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2022
• Azerbaijan, meanwhile, has pursued non-alignment and a balance in its relations with Russia and the West.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
• Rumors of the return have been fueled by reports that the new model was discussed in a meeting between Tesla’s head of investor relations and Deutsche Bank.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025