How to Use respectively in a Sentence

respectively

adverb
  • With Monte Vista starting, both teams made and missed their first penalty kicks, respectively.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • He was joined by singers Brent Faiyaz and Summer Walker on the former and latter, respectively.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The deaths include a 73-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from mid- and western Riverside County, respectively.
    Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The two series covered 59 and 89 yards, respectively, and consumed more than six minutes apiece.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Now Frannie and Hank meet Ray and Leila, respectively, a little sooner, after which the movie loops back to things that happened before.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Solo home runs from Mullins and Gunnar Henderson in the third and fourth, respectively, extended the Orioles’ lead to four.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
  • Car repairs and car insurance were the second- and third-largest annual price increases, respectively, tracked by the CPI.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • All accommodation types are available to book now for stays starting in May and April, respectively, at skamania.com.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Alabama and Tennessee are third and fourth, respectively, in the SEC in yards allowed per game, with both defenses giving up less than 20 points per game.
    Joe Morgan, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The Pacers didn't have the combinations for picks 2, 3 or 4 either as those went to Charlotte, Portland and Houston respectively.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
  • Nykia is a red lipstick and hot sauce enthusiast (respectively) and forever lover of ’90s R&B. Keep in touch on Instagram @nyksprads and learn more at nykiaspradley.com.
    Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Jenny eventually had kids of their own, Charlee and Payton, now 16 and 21, respectively.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Larry Hughes and Kevin Garnett finished sixth and ninth, respectively, for defensive player of the year, but received first-team nods.
    The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Cobb’s potential game-ending throw to first came with a double clutch with the ailing Seidl running to first and Rose and Will Hodo scoring from third and second, respectively.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
  • The pieces were completed in January and April 2020, respectively.
    Charles Seife, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
  • The latest measure that Congress will consider would extend those deadlines to March 1 and March 8, respectively.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The two aluminum knobs showcase the La Marzocco and Rimowa logos, respectively.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Along with these new routes, Delta will increase frequencies on existing routes to Cincinnati and Raleigh-Durham, beefing up service up to 2x and 3x daily, respectively.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2023
  • These cookie-cutter roles are filled by Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville, respectively, the only two actors who seem aware of the silliness around them and ham it up accordingly.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Trailing from behind are Roma and Atalanta, who are standing at 51 and 47 points, respectively.
    Daniele Proch, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. took best actor and best supporting actor in a motion picture drama, respectively, and the film claimed best score and best motion picture drama.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Memento Distribution and Imagine will release the film in France and Benelux, respectively.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 May 2023
  • For comparison, inflation in the United States and Europe was 3.7% and 5.3%, respectively, in August.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Both California properties are gone and going, respectively — that Hidden Hills house was recently sold at a six-figure loss, while the Malibu manor is now up for grabs at $53 million.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The Black female artists who have come closest to that achievement are Beyoncé and Whitney Houston, who have six and seven multi-platinum albums, respectively.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • Of course, in proper Tenacious D fashion, the accompanying visual features Black and Gass scampering across the beach in a tiger print onesie and white underwear, respectively.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2023
  • Shares in Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, and Spirit, one of its main suppliers, tumbled about 7% and 14% respectively in premarket trading.
    WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Those two offenses carried maximum sentences of five and 10 years, respectively.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
  • But both films failed to turn a profit during their theatrical releases, earning a lackluster $45.6 million and $9 million, respectively.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The couple, who work for a nonprofit organization and a foundation, respectively, were concerned about the quality of the city’s public schools and finally decided to send her to Columbus Jewish Day School.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024

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