How to Use relational in a Sentence
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Quinn is 21 years younger but cut out of the same, relational cloth.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2021
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There is a real need for social health — for relational health — and this is a great way to access that.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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For you, Capricorn is a part of your chart that deals with debts and loans, financial and relational.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2022
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And Sybase was troubled at the time and was a relational database company looking for the next chapter, so to speak.
—Recode Staff, Recode, 19 Apr. 2018
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To be in ministry with that, Jesus has to be completely relational and in all the gritty places of life that bleed and bruise easily.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 10 Apr. 2020
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Data is stored in JSON-like documents rather than the columns and rows of a relational database.
—Scott Gilbertson, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2019
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The grief, stress and fear that come along with wildfires can result in mood swings, depression, flashbacks and relational strain, according to the APA.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 8 Jan. 2020
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This is the kind of film that Haile Gerima has always wanted Jafa to make: personal, relational, and deeply felt.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
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It has been said that the best predictor of one’s mental health is one’s relational health or connectedness.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 May 2023
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But there’s relational loneliness, which is desire for someone as close as a friend.
—Brandon Tensley, CNN, 22 Dec. 2022
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Job crafting can be transactional, based on a to do list, but also relational, in terms of our feelings and values around our role.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Scientists can then use this relational data to infer what the dog family tree must have looked like.
—Grace Huckins, Wired, 16 Nov. 2020
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The tools are also relational and linked to SciStarter citizen science projects, and vice versa.
—Julia Travers, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019
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The relational ties with some of the newer members run deep, particularly with Roberts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2024
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Not having the romantic experiences our peers seem to have can feel like a sort of relational poverty.
—Gina Ryder, Teen Vogue, 26 Dec. 2017
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This creative choice makes the project feel relational: Pupul is on a quest to understand himself by observing and absorbing the people around him.
—Vrinda Jagota, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
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Her podcast is a must-listen for anyone who needs reminders about how to stay grounded in the face of relational stress and conflict this holiday season.
—Christina Wyman, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021
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Users discussed the merits of relational databases, the complexities of co-founder relationships, and the pros and cons of dropping out of college.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2019
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Lawler and Reinsch are fully committed to the dignity of the relational person and to the defense of the American republic.
—Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 20 June 2019
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If so, this could be an opening for a move in the exact opposite direction, toward a more relational culture.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 10 June 2021
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The relational damage within a community from such a lawsuit can linger for years.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2021
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Remember the wisdom in finding relational dynamics that have both the best of friendship and romance.
—Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 4 Mar. 2018
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There’s no doubt we’re trapped in history, as Baldwin wrote, and that history is trapped in us; but the strength of any village is relational, and those who know its periphery tend to be those who see it most clearly.
—Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021
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That’s largely because of the super focus on the relational dynamic and less of an emphasis on action.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2022
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Now is the time in your life where self-respect and open communication become paramount to your relational success.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2021
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Reichardt’s new film, First Cow, offers cowboys who are gentle and relational.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021
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Removing the relational piece entirely would no doubt hinder the work.
—Emily Kane Miller, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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But even done imperfectly, this kind of convening helps to build relational trust.
—Sherman Dorn, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2021
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Outside of Louviere's killing, most of the homicides this year have been relational, Normand said, involving suspects and victims who knew each other.
—Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com, 11 July 2017
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Most people tend to operate from their head more linearly than from a relational framework.
—Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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