How to Use relevance in a Sentence

relevance

noun
  • I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.
  • And what is the relevance of the message and the snowglobe?
    Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 1 June 2021
  • The structure has gained new relevance as the Earth warms.
    Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
  • But Judge Bruce Schroeder questioned the relevance of the video to the charges.
    Michael Tarm and Todd Richmond, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • This is where the power — and relevance, even — of the 76-year-old world body still holds.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The key here is relevance—AI ensures the right message reaches the right player at the right time.
    Ying Yang, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The movie has seen its relevance skyrocket in the wake of Trump’s election last month.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The hope was simply a day where Miami showed some relevance on the big stage.
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Sam Gold, the director, to just meet and work through the play and talk about its place in history and its relevance now.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • In this way, maybe there is some relevance in a Keaton revival today.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Sturm also played his own part in the B’s return to relevance in the local landscape.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
  • But for Abu Toha, the relevance of his most recent work lies not in his own story.
    Elizabeth Wells, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • In his order, Simms said the test results would not likely bear any relevance to the case and would not change the prosecution's allegations against Lawson.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Deliver value, be on time, project energy, share relevance and know your value proposition well.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

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