respectively
adverb
Examples of respectively in a Sentence
Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Born and raised in Oceanside, Towfiq, 31, is also a part-time lecturer and instructor at San Diego State University and Stanford Continuing Studies, respectively, splitting her time between Vista and Santa Cruz.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
On the day Nicole and Ron were killed, the Kardashian kids were 15, 13, 9 and 7, respectively.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The two aluminum knobs showcase the La Marzocco and Rimowa logos, respectively.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
In 2022, the agency said PFOA and PFOS should ideally be capped at 0.004 and 0.02 parts per trillion, respectively.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Those two offenses carried maximum sentences of five and 10 years, respectively.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
While on average a third of Americans are focused on economic turmoil, Republicans are more concerned than Democrats at 48% and 22%, respectively.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
One year after the passage of Proposition 47, the prison and jail populations declined by 6% and 8.7%, respectively, according to a 2018 PPIC report.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respectively. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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