How to Use relevant in a Sentence
relevant
adjective- The ideas and observations expressed in the book are still relevant today.
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The outcome isn’t as relevant as the irony of Warnes telling the tale.
— James Raia, The Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2024 -
So, at the end of the day, statements like that aren’t relevant in the grand scheme of this.
— Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2019 -
To get that in this town at 47, and to still feel like, relevant.
— Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2021 -
That gives them the edge to stay relevant in the era of video streaming.
— Hazey Taughtme, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2022 -
The Beavers are back, relevant and still have room to grow.
— John Canzano, oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2021 -
Scammers write down all of the relevant gift card numbers while the card is still in the store.
— Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2018 -
And, if so, how would that affect the relevant state laws?
— Robert Levine, Billboard, 24 May 2018 -
The updates to the era of smart phones and social media are clever and relevant.
— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018 -
And the guiding force will be about the Utes staying relevant.
— Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 July 2022 -
At this point in the season, will the Bruins still be relevant?
— Conor Orr, SI.com, 13 July 2018 -
How many artists in the rap game are relevant after 30 years?
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2021 -
So, getting back to being relevant again in the world, that's one piece.
— CBS News, 21 Aug. 2019 -
The only change users may see are ads that are less relevant.
— Fortune, 26 Apr. 2021 -
Or share a surprising stat that’s relevant to the theme of the meeting.
— William Arruda, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 -
One way to change that is to make the oral histories relevant.
— Jeff Strickler, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020 -
There are a lot of things that have not yet been in the public domain yet that are relevant.
— Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 3 July 2021 -
If the relevant statute was clear, the case determined, the agency would have to abide by it.
— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 -
The mind forgets what is no longer relevant to our present.
— Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, The Conversation, 25 July 2019 -
But does a play that needs so many changes to be palatable still relevant?
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 -
What does Charles have to do to keep the monarchy relevant or survive even?
— ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022 -
Are the same skills relevant now versus five or 10 years ago?
— James Brown, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 -
These can all run in the family, and could be relevant to your care.
— Nina Bahadur, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2020 -
As with many great pieces of music, the lyrics and the vibe are as relevant today as ever.
— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022 -
That’s not to say the niche use cases aren’t relevant to some consumers.
— Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024 -
There are too many unicorns around for this term to be relevant.
— Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 -
If not, that would seem to be both relevant and damning.
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2019 -
The other was just to make the course relevant for championship play.
— George Stoia, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2018 -
What’s relevant in that letter is the defense of the artistic director’s job, which is a distinct role that means something in our field.
— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024 -
Yet optimism prevailed—and the early disappointment paved the way for a far more relevant floor plan.
— Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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