How to Use relevance in a Sentence

relevance

noun

• I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.
• The structure has gained new relevance as the Earth warms.
  — Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
• To us as a Hall, each has contributed to the growth and relevance of rock and roll.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 May 2023
• Silas wasn't able to bring the Rockets back to relevance in his three seasons at the helm.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
• Still, the stage looks set for an increase in CPU relevance.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2023
• And eighth graders might not yet see the relevance of history and civics to their lives.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 5 May 2023
• Look who's returned to the fringe of relevance by virtue of a three-game winning streak.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
• And many of the apps that defined the 2010s are trying to maintain relevance.
  — Sara Ashley O'Brien, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• Now in its 75th year, Wham-O is making a push for relevance.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Maybe this is the year the Volunteers once again find relevance.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 14 Oct. 2022
• Within his first year, sales rose by 25%, reifying the house’s relevance in a new era.
  — Killian Wright-Jackson, Essence, 1 Dec. 2023
• At one level, the march is a high-stakes battle for relevance.
  — Manish Khanduri, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
• These are questions that have relevance outside of Hawaii, of course.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
• Is there a personal relevance to the music that was chosen for the film?
  — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
• The fact that an MTV show has evolved so much so late in its life cycle is a testament to its relevance.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
• For Willis, this has relevance to her own life growing up in the spotlight with parents Moore, 61, and dad Bruce Willis.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
• And in the weeks and months to follow, Charles will assume his role at the head of a commonwealth that is fast fading in relevance.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
• But for Abu Toha, the relevance of his most recent work lies not in his own story.
  — Elizabeth Wells, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
• There, in a word, is one secret to this icon’s relevance, the quality that keeps it in demand.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2023
• With four wins in their last seven games, Houston now appears back on the right track to relevance.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 5 Dec. 2022
• The truth is that the relevance of the discovery phase is not something permanent.
  — Alexey Shliakhouski, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• These scenes play as desperate to prove the film’s relevance and self-awareness.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
• The showing of the video was fought by Democrats, who questioned its relevance, provenance and the benefit of showing it.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
• The issue took on new relevance after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld that law in April.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• And yet, as The Crown speeds toward its final chapter, the queen’s relevance to the outside world is not so much questioned as it is mourned.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 Nov. 2022
• That approach reflects unique security needs that have gained new relevance since the start of the war in Gaza.
  — Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• He was still seen as a fringe figure, striving for relevance.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
• Ivey, meanwhile, has been stuck on the Detroit Pistons, which won 17 games last season and doesn’t have a clear path back to relevance.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
• And that makes the state visit an important opportunity for Britain to demonstrate its own relevance on the global stage.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
• If a law hasn’t been cited in decades or lacks relevance in modern governance, it can be marked for deprecation, much like unused functions in a software library.
  — Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024