pertinence
noun
per·ti·nence
ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s 
ˈpərt-nən(t)s
Examples of pertinence in a Sentence
job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives
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In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal.
32.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pertinence
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“Pertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertinence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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pertinence
noun
per·ti·nence
ˈpərt-ᵊn-ən(t)s
ˈpərt-nən(t)s
: the quality or state of being pertinent : relevance
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