How to Use relation in a Sentence

relation

noun

• The incident led to tense international relations.
• These are gifts, these are acts of grace to have this kind of relation.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022
• Since then, no arrests have been made in relation to the theft.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2021
• The two countries have relations that go back at least six decades.
  — Camille Elemia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Even a thaw in trade relations may not shake this hangover right away.
  — Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
• Schroeck said Rose didn't study law at the school but has relations who did.
  — John Wisely, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• What was the before and after of your life in relation to it?
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
• Some of her relations shall elect to starve rather than forsake the stone that saved them from a life adrift.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
• In the decade that followed, relations soured.
  — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
• To be sure, race relations have improved here as in the rest of the South.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• This helps track changes and their relation to your diet and lifestyle.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
• So far, no troopers have been charged in relation to Greene’s death.
  — Nick Valencia, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
• What is a rebellion in relation to the whole?
  — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
• So what does that mean for relations between the first- and second-largest economies in the world?
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, relations with friends and groups are warm and friendly.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
• The relation between the two has not been released.
  — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 7 Apr. 2026
• The ruler seen in the image is to give a sense of their size in relation to other objects.
  — Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022
• He was later indicted in relation to the move but was cleared of charges.
  — James Barragán, Chron, 7 Feb. 2023
• Any card pulled from the deck should be considered in relation to the others.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
• He was not told the name of any of the employees he was alleged to have had relations with.
  — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
• Is now the right time to push for better relations with Beijing?
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 June 2023
• Part of the tension comes from the relations between the three host nations.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
• Even relations with a friend might disappoint you.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
• But transatlantic relations remain at a low point.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
• When is the right time to introduce race relations to your children?
  — Davon Loeb, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
• What, in short, was the relation between the House members and the mob?
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2021
• Meanwhile, relations with those who are closest to you are warm and helpful.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
• Howard is the most recent person sentenced in relation to the protests.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
• What will this mean for relations moving forward?
  — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
• When there is a schism in trade relations, the deficit country [is] at an advantage.
  — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025