How to Use respective in a Sentence

respective

adjective
Definition of respectivenext
Synonyms for respectivenext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Our top four pro sports teams all raised their respective roofs, winning world titles.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • Neither candidate was the top spender in their respective race.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 17 May 2023
  • But nine colleges and universities rose to the top in their respective states for patent filing, as well.
    — al, 22 June 2023
  • Much is written in Spare about how Harry and William looked at their respective weddings.
    — Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, the captains, carried their respective country’s flags.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • On the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December, which is Dec. 17 this year, electors meet in their respective states to cast their votes for the president.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There’s still money to be made in producing morning shows, and their respective local stations all need some way of covering national and global events.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024

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