How to Use with respect to in a Sentence
with respect to
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That meant Earth must be moving with respect to the stationary ether.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026
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The moon’s orbital path around Earth is slightly tilted with respect to the ecliptic — the path of the sun through our sky.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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All civil servants shall be treated lawfully, fairly and with dignity with respect to their rights.
—ABC News, 31 July 2026
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What’s interesting in this context is the ignorance portrayed by financial teams with respect to building core strategies.
—Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Discuss the work-life expectations across the team and specific on-the-job examples of what balance can look like with respect to structure and responsibilities.
—Marie Unger, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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This material should not be construed as a recommendation, or advice or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any investment.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026
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In fact, the historical data show that the most innovative companies with respect to labor-saving technology added workers—at the expense of their competitors who did not use cost-reduction tools.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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While testing the robot in the lab, Megalingam and his colleagues found that Amaran is capable of climbing trees when the inclination of the trunk is up to 30 degrees with respect to the vertical axis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2020
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The transformation is striking, thanks to architect Rie Azuma, who designs every Hoshinoya property with respect to its singular conditions and environment.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
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Regrettably, Anolik, who is almost singlehandedly responsible for Babitz’s literary exhumation, has so fallen in love with her subject as to almost blind her to Babitz’s defects, both with respect to her writing and to the life.
—Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
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