How to Use respective in a Sentence

respective

adjective
  • The grants awarded were up to 50% of the respective projects’ total costs.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This is the fourth year in a row that those cities have cemented their respective places on the top 3.
    The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The car-line names appear only once, and that's on the respective hatch lids.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The first three movies were the biggest releases of their respective years, and the fourth was No. 2 (behind The Dark Knight).
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2023
  • Over in the National League, the Mets and Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in their respective series.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The two checked in with their respective friend groups and then spent two to three hours getting to know each other over wings.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Sewell and Kavanagh are both the first women in their respective roles.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Once betting goes live in your respective state, the $200 in free bets will be added to your account on day one.
    Brian Sausa | Catena Media, al, 15 Nov. 2022
  • William and Haakon, who are both next in line for the throne of their respective countries, kept their looks classic in navy suits.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The two met on the set of The Voice in 2015, and quickly bonded over their own recent heartbreak and respective divorces.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
  • All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Both Raines and Gunn will serve 10 years each on their respective manslaughter charges and five years on their child abuse charges.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • What was the audition process like for your respective shows?
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • There will be challenges for both Biden and Trump now with how to spin this to their respective advantages.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 May 2024
  • Your cards, laptop, tablet, pens, keys, cables, and drinks will all find their respective homes in the Tumi Brief Pack.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Four of their five starters have earned top-10 grades at their respective positions at some point over the past four seasons.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Both endorsed the other in their respective races up until that point.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The parents of three, and Live with Kelly and Mark hosts, both posted tributes to Michael to their respective accounts.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Both Garcia and Perez will reprise their roles at their respective infield spots.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The cost of the respective services will depend on your relationship with the brand.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
  • But here are eight moments that were remarkable to me, to experts in their respective fields, and even to those doing the work.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Big fights don’t happen because the respective teams and fighters can’t agree.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • These famous people, who are all leaders in their respective fields, have employed the help of a coach.
    Xavier Preterit, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The plan is that, on their respective nights, one of the four will kick off the broadcast with opening remarks and make appearances throughout the evening.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The restrictions do not apply to the transport of Ukrainian goods through the respective countries.
    Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Teams atop their respective divisions in the Bay State Conference meet for the first time.
    Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Complaints by Bengals about some Ravens carried over to the respective fan bases.
    The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2023
  • This spring, the Oilers and Calgary Flames reached new 11-year deals with Sportsnet to carry their respective games.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Both figures were ahead of respective estimates for gains of 0.3% and 3.8%.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Its gases help make the production of those things possible, though, which is why demand in those respective markets impacts Linde’s results.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024

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