How to Use relegate in a Sentence

relegate

verb

• The bill has been relegated to committee for discussion.
• Reynolds should be back next week, which could relegate Hodge to the bench again.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2022
• Blade was relegated to the fourth lead in that version of the script.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
• That pretty much relegates it to the back of the big mixed border in the garden.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
• Could a team go 13-3 and be relegated to a wild-card slot?
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• If there are any left they will be relegated back to the AA farm league.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• Wheels are relegated to the far corners of the car, and the roof is almost as long as the wheelbase.
  — Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2023
• But Owen got caught up in a lap two wreck that relegated him to a last place (22nd).
  — Shawn Courchesne, courant.com, 10 Aug. 2019
• His skillset might relegate him to being a slot corner in the NFL.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 26 Jan. 2021
• There’s a temptation to relegate bangs to the same trope as the breakup haircut.
  — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2020
• But a lack of outdoor space doesn’t relegate you to a garden-less life.
  — Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2021
• Here is a short list of buzzwords that have been relegated to the buzzword hall of fame.
  — Bob Weinstein, Houston Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2019
• Ski trips shouldn’t be relegated to the rich and even richer.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
• Iowa State is too close to Oklahoma to relegate to No. 2, just not close enough to bump into the top spot.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 28 May 2021
• This time, though, Franks was carted off the field with an injury, not relegated to the bench by his head coach.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• But the junta’s crimes can hardly be relegated to the past.
  — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
• This could be a huge hit for Amazon—why relegate it to the streaming boondocks?
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
• Gao was relegated to spending his days hiking the cliff face and sweeping sand out of the caves.
  — Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
• Winter doesn’t have to mean relegating your clubs to the basement.
  — David Weiss, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
• Taylor entered the year as a part-time player, starting just 12 of the team’s first 22 games, but over the last month he has been relegated to the end of the bench.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
• Hunters will be relegated to one scaup per day, down from the three that could be taken last season.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 23 May 2020
• Each year, Wintour decides who makes the guest list and who’s relegated to the waitlist.
  — Cady Lang, TIME, 2 May 2024
• Nylander was back in the lineup against the Oilers but relegated to the fourth line, which may not suit him best.
  — Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2019
• Tokaji Aszu goes with a wide variety of foods, so please don’t just relegate it to dessert.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
• The club has been promoted three times since 2014 and relegated four times.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2023
• Or will old wounds in the chamber relegate him to legislative Siberia?
  — James Barragán, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020
• Some ideas didn’t end up on the cutting room floor, but were simply relegated to the background.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
• Tran is relegated to the sidelines in the saga’s finale, left on the rebel base while Rey, Finn and Poe globe trot across the galaxy, playing the heroes.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2019
• The success of Combs’s cover isn’t only relegated to the CMAs.
  — Tracy Chapman, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2023
• That was Gwynn’s last season, ending with his left knee in such bad shape he was relegated to pinch hitting.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025