How to Use relevance in a Sentence

relevance

noun
Definition of relevancenext
Synonyms for relevancenext
  • I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.
  • The structure has gained new relevance as the Earth warms.
    — Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
  • To us as a Hall, each has contributed to the growth and relevance of rock and roll.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 May 2023
  • Silas wasn't able to bring the Rockets back to relevance in his three seasons at the helm.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Still, the stage looks set for an increase in CPU relevance.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2023
  • And eighth graders might not yet see the relevance of history and civics to their lives.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 5 May 2023
  • Look who's returned to the fringe of relevance by virtue of a three-game winning streak.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • And many of the apps that defined the 2010s are trying to maintain relevance.
    — Sara Ashley O'Brien, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Now in its 75th year, Wham-O is making a push for relevance.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe this is the year the Volunteers once again find relevance.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Within his first year, sales rose by 25%, reifying the house’s relevance in a new era.
    — Killian Wright-Jackson, Essence, 1 Dec. 2023
  • At one level, the march is a high-stakes battle for relevance.
    — Manish Khanduri, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • These are questions that have relevance outside of Hawaii, of course.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Is there a personal relevance to the music that was chosen for the film?
    — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The fact that an MTV show has evolved so much so late in its life cycle is a testament to its relevance.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • For Willis, this has relevance to her own life growing up in the spotlight with parents Moore, 61, and dad Bruce Willis.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • And in the weeks and months to follow, Charles will assume his role at the head of a commonwealth that is fast fading in relevance.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • There, in a word, is one secret to this icon’s relevance, the quality that keeps it in demand.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2023
  • With four wins in their last seven games, Houston now appears back on the right track to relevance.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 5 Dec. 2022
  • These scenes play as desperate to prove the film’s relevance and self-awareness.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The showing of the video was fought by Democrats, who questioned its relevance, provenance and the benefit of showing it.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And yet, as The Crown speeds toward its final chapter, the queen’s relevance to the outside world is not so much questioned as it is mourned.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 Nov. 2022
  • That approach reflects unique security needs that have gained new relevance since the start of the war in Gaza.
    — Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • He was still seen as a fringe figure, striving for relevance.
    — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Ivey, meanwhile, has been stuck on the Detroit Pistons, which won 17 games last season and doesn’t have a clear path back to relevance.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
  • For many in San Diego, the nearly year-long war in Ukraine slips from awareness as interest and relevance wanes.
    — Michael Kurima, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In a place that has seen occupation but never the Old South, Blackness winks in and out of relevance.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Long live the consumer brands that find relevance and the right marketing strategies.
    — Brian Framson, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
  • These findings may have broader relevance than just fear of spiders.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
  • There is an expectation of up to the second relevance, a fun-to-watch impression, and a comment — or comments — on the state of their candidacy.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024

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