How to Use relevant in a Sentence

relevant

adjective
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  • The ideas and observations expressed in the book are still relevant today.
  • So, at the end of the day, statements like that aren’t relevant in the grand scheme of this.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • To get that in this town at 47, and to still feel like, relevant.
    — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2021
  • That gives them the edge to stay relevant in the era of video streaming.
    — Hazey Taughtme, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The Beavers are back, relevant and still have room to grow.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Scammers write down all of the relevant gift card numbers while the card is still in the store.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2018
  • And, if so, how would that affect the relevant state laws?
    — Robert Levine, Billboard, 24 May 2018
  • The updates to the era of smart phones and social media are clever and relevant.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018
  • And the guiding force will be about the Utes staying relevant.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 July 2022
  • At this point in the season, will the Bruins still be relevant?
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 13 July 2018
  • How many artists in the rap game are relevant after 30 years?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2021
  • So, getting back to being relevant again in the world, that's one piece.
    — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The only change users may see are ads that are less relevant.
    — Fortune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Or share a surprising stat that’s relevant to the theme of the meeting.
    — William Arruda, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • One way to change that is to make the oral histories relevant.
    — Jeff Strickler, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
  • There are a lot of things that have not yet been in the public domain yet that are relevant.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 3 July 2021
  • The mind forgets what is no longer relevant to our present.
    — Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, The Conversation, 25 July 2019
  • But does a play that needs so many changes to be palatable still relevant?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022
  • What does Charles have to do to keep the monarchy relevant or survive even?
    — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Are the same skills relevant now versus five or 10 years ago?
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022
  • These can all run in the family, and could be relevant to your care.
    — Nina Bahadur, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2020
  • As with many great pieces of music, the lyrics and the vibe are as relevant today as ever.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There are too many unicorns around for this term to be relevant.
    — Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • If not, that would seem to be both relevant and damning.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The other was just to make the course relevant for championship play.
    — George Stoia, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2018
  • Society hasn’t evolved to the point where these ideas are no longer relevant.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Putting an Angry Kitten on a Reaper is a way to make the drone relevant again for other kinds of war.
    — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
  • The struggle now, after so long on the air, is staying relevant and fresh.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartzy, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Instead, their 5-1 record in their last six home games is more relevant.
    — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 18 Jan. 2020
  • When a defendant’s life is on the line, anything that sheds light on his state of mind is relevant.
    — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2021

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