How to Use respective in a Sentence

respective

adjective
  • This is the fourth year in a row that those cities have cemented their respective places on the top 3.
    The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The car-line names appear only once, and that's on the respective hatch lids.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The first three movies were the biggest releases of their respective years, and the fourth was No. 2 (behind The Dark Knight).
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2023
  • The two checked in with their respective friend groups and then spent two to three hours getting to know each other over wings.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Both Raines and Gunn will serve 10 years each on their respective manslaughter charges and five years on their child abuse charges.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • What was the audition process like for your respective shows?
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • There will be challenges for both Biden and Trump now with how to spin this to their respective advantages.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 May 2024
  • Your cards, laptop, tablet, pens, keys, cables, and drinks will all find their respective homes in the Tumi Brief Pack.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Both endorsed the other in their respective races up until that point.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The parents of three, and Live with Kelly and Mark hosts, both posted tributes to Michael to their respective accounts.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Both Garcia and Perez will reprise their roles at their respective infield spots.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The cost of the respective services will depend on your relationship with the brand.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
  • Big fights don’t happen because the respective teams and fighters can’t agree.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The plan is that, on their respective nights, one of the four will kick off the broadcast with opening remarks and make appearances throughout the evening.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The restrictions do not apply to the transport of Ukrainian goods through the respective countries.
    Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Our top four pro sports teams all raised their respective roofs, winning world titles.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
  • Neither candidate was the top spender in their respective race.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 17 May 2023
  • But nine colleges and universities rose to the top in their respective states for patent filing, as well.
    al, 22 June 2023
  • With geometric and stylized aesthetics, the pieces nod to the respective themes without being too on the nose.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
  • The two split a doubleheader on Tuesday and now look to the back of their respective rotations for a series win.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The pair have shared posts on their respective social media about their time filming the all-new series, which will air on Peacock.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
  • The House and Senate retired to their respective chambers to debate the objections.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In their first opportunities to take the field or start for their respective high schools, 10 players stood out.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The two used to sit side by side on the school bus and press PLAY on their favorite albums at the same time, listening in tandem through their respective headphones.
    Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 29 May 2024
  • Hepburn and Grant play to their respective strengths, while the film transitions from silly to serious and back again.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
  • All four women shared highlights of the wild night on their respective Instagram pages and Stories.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The two parties view their respective issues as key to success in swing districts and control of Congress.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The song was inspired by both men seeing their respective wives at the end of their wedding aisles, and the music video included clips from their weddings.
    Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • And to me, the big battle between now and November 5th is going to be behind the respective party's turnout machines.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
  • All the cars participating in Extreme H are slated to go into production in the weeks to come, and respective teams ought to get their deliveries by the end of the year.
    New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024

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