How to Use relation in a Sentence

relation

noun

• The incident led to tense international relations.
• To be sure, race relations have improved here as in the rest of the South.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• What, in short, was the relation between the House members and the mob?
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2021
• These are gifts, these are acts of grace to have this kind of relation.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022
• The 1960s was a turbulent time for race relations in the country and the city.
  — Megan Sims, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
• So what does that mean for relations between the first- and second-largest economies in the world?
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• No one else has been charged in relation to the murders.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 6 June 2022
• Opt for a striped set by Rosie Assoulin (of no relation, for the record).
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022
• Since then, no arrests have been made in relation to the theft.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2021
• He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in relation to those charges in June.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
• The championship record is 63 (the USGA counts the score as the record, not its relation to par).
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022
• Justin Yoon, 16, is also facing the same charges in relation to the killing.
  — Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
• The ruler seen in the image is to give a sense of their size in relation to other objects.
  — Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022
• Contrast that with the souring of U.S.-India relations over the past few months.
  — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
• The two countries have relations that go back at least six decades.
  — Camille Elemia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Is now the right time to push for better relations with Beijing?
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 June 2023
• So far, no troopers have been charged in relation to Greene’s death.
  — Nick Valencia, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
• The plot of the video bears little relation to the story of the song, which seems to describe an office romance.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 July 2023
• Put either a bright white shirt or even a sheet of white paper up to your face and observe the skin in relation to the white.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, Xi wants to maintain good relations with the West to avoid sanctions and keep trade flowing.
  — Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
• Any card pulled from the deck should be considered in relation to the others.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
• There is more for the United States to gain from these warming relations.
  — Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
• Howard is the most recent person sentenced in relation to the protests.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
• At what point in the timeline does Eleven create the Upside Down in relation to when the series starts?
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 June 2022
• But Connor doesn’t discuss the jacket in relation to the cast.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2021
• He was later indicted in relation to the move but was cleared of charges.
  — James Barragán, Chron, 7 Feb. 2023
• Now, those plans are moving full speed ahead, taking the long view of U.S.-China relations.
  — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 27 June 2025
• Trump had good relations with the UAE during his time in office.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
• The latest case was that of a 70-year-old man named Sam Shelton—no relation to Catherine.
  — CBS News, 7 May 2022
• Tracey Breeden, who helmed women’s safety at Uber at the time, reportedly refused to take part in the public relations blitz for the initial report.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025