How to Use relate in a Sentence
relate
verb
- We listened eagerly as she related the whole exciting story.
- You must be feeling awful. I went through something similar myself last year, so I can relate.
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And at least one of the Janes could also relate to hers.
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Naomi Shulman,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 June 2022
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Many of Preserve and Protect Moose Pass’s complaints relate to the change in the scope of the project.
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Riley Board,
Anchorage Daily News,
18 July 2022
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In fact, his initial thought was to relate it to Covid-19.
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Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 June 2022
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One thing that hasn't changed, though, is how the villas relate to the outdoors.
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John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2021
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The instructor’s job is to help the students relate the texts to their own lives.
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The New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2021
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The cause of death was heat related, the state department of health said.
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Max Golembo,
ABC News,
21 June 2023
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So how does all this relate to living in the present moment?
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Josee Larocque Patton,
Forbes,
15 Nov. 2021
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Just know that not everyone in your life may be able to relate to the depth of your grief.
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Lianna Bass,
SELF,
7 July 2022
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In fact, my guess is that many of the millions of people who have watched the series can relate.
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Sophia A. Nelson,
CNN,
17 Dec. 2022
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Is that something either of you could relate to in your own lives?
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Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2022
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Can’t everyone relate to that, R and D alike, red and blue alike?
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
16 Dec. 2021
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How will the series relate to the Percy Jackson movies?
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Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
26 Jan. 2022
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Stoudamire can relate to the Celtics players about falling short.
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Gary Washburn,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Sep. 2022
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Anyone who has had to send a kid down the aisle can probably relate.
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Tori Polizzotto,
ELLE,
28 Feb. 2023
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How does that relate to the purpose of fiction more broadly?
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Katherine Hu,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2022
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What the demon’s question points out is that life’s goods and its bads relate not as either/or but as both/and.
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Andrew Stark,
WSJ,
30 Aug. 2022
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Kenny’s male model friend can relate to both sides of the issue.
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René A. Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Feb. 2022
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Of the three on-field proposals, two relate to overtime.
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Ben Volin,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 Mar. 2022
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That was something that people could kind of relate to and resonate with.
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ELLE,
11 Aug. 2022
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Customers who relate well with the sales agent will be more likely to purchase.
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Elie Y. Katz,
Forbes,
9 June 2022
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The planet is on the line, issues that relate to prescription drugs.
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CBS News,
23 Oct. 2022
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Other online records relate to Duchamp’s love of chess.
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Nora McGreevy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Feb. 2022
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Even those who didn't grow up in the French countryside should be able to relate to the painful process of growing up in this charming game.
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Kyle Orland,
Ars Technica,
29 Apr. 2022
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Back in the day, a lot of these kids were growing up in farming communities, and could not relate to the world around them.
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 May 2022
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Nat Borchers can relate to what Valeri is going through.
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oregonlive,
20 Nov. 2021
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So if something bad happened to me, people will be able to relate to it by seeing the story play out on the show.
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Lorraine Alitelevision Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2022
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That’s why Amazon has become my go-to spot for all things golf and tennis related.
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Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2024
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Police did not immediately respond to a question about whether or how the two men are related.
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Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2024
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