How to Use respective in a Sentence

respective

adjective

• This is the fourth year in a row that those cities have cemented their respective places on the top 3.
  — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• The first three movies were the biggest releases of their respective years, and the fourth was No. 2 (behind The Dark Knight).
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2023
• The two checked in with their respective friend groups and then spent two to three hours getting to know each other over wings.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• Both Raines and Gunn will serve 10 years each on their respective manslaughter charges and five years on their child abuse charges.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2023
• Your cards, laptop, tablet, pens, keys, cables, and drinks will all find their respective homes in the Tumi Brief Pack.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
• Both endorsed the other in their respective races up until that point.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
• The parents of three, and Live with Kelly and Mark hosts, both posted tributes to Michael to their respective accounts.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
• Both Garcia and Perez will reprise their roles at their respective infield spots.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
• Big fights don’t happen because the respective teams and fighters can’t agree.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• The restrictions do not apply to the transport of Ukrainian goods through the respective countries.
  — Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
• Our top four pro sports teams all raised their respective roofs, winning world titles.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
• Neither candidate was the top spender in their respective race.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 17 May 2023
• But nine colleges and universities rose to the top in their respective states for patent filing, as well.
  — al, 22 June 2023
• With geometric and stylized aesthetics, the pieces nod to the respective themes without being too on the nose.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
• The House and Senate retired to their respective chambers to debate the objections.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• In their first opportunities to take the field or start for their respective high schools, 10 players stood out.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• Hepburn and Grant play to their respective strengths, while the film transitions from silly to serious and back again.
  — Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
• All four women shared highlights of the wild night on their respective Instagram pages and Stories.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
• The two parties view their respective issues as key to success in swing districts and control of Congress.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• The song was inspired by both men seeing their respective wives at the end of their wedding aisles, and the music video included clips from their weddings.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• At the next tent, other volunteers gathered the correct diaper sizes to give to the respective cars, along with wipes and sunscreen.
  — Skyler Chun, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2023
• Although there have been many myths about the origins of the names of the two leagues, they have been given their respective names after plants that are commonplace within the regions.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
• The men will need to gather supplies and prepare for brutal winters in their respective mountain homes.
  — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• Both teams come into the game at the top of their respective divisions and wins for both teams would give them momentum going forward.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• The Gold Glove goes to the top position player with the best fielding percentage for their respective position in the region.
  — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Much of the conflict comes between Rick and Michonne hashing out their respective issues in the confines of a single apartment.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
• Such are the respective QB situations that Harbaugh starts this season near the red zone, while Payton stands backed up against his own end zone.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• The militaries of both nations, which are still officially at war, have guards posted on their ends of the buildings and on their respective sides of the border.
  — Edward Wong, New York Times, 18 July 2023
• Their respective teen children have their own chaste affair.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2023
• More noticeable differences between TikTok and Douyin arise when the respective apps are looked at through the lens of young users, some experts said.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024