How to Use respectively in a Sentence

respectively

adverb
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  • Hermes’ perfume and beauty and silk divisions grew by 4.3% and 7.9% respectively during the quarter.
    — Angelina Rascouet, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
  • There’s also a cap and a to-go coffee cup, in black and white respectively.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • Those two trips would take six and a half and seven and a half hours respectively, and that’s with no stops, unlikely for a roughly 2,000-mile trip.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 May 2024
  • With Monte Vista starting, both teams made and missed their first penalty kicks, respectively.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • He was joined by singers Brent Faiyaz and Summer Walker on the former and latter, respectively.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The deaths include a 73-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from mid- and western Riverside County, respectively.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • These two accent marks—a quarter and an eighth of an ounce, respectively—utterly change the character of the drink.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
  • The two series covered 59 and 89 yards, respectively, and consumed more than six minutes apiece.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Now Frannie and Hank meet Ray and Leila, respectively, a little sooner, after which the movie loops back to things that happened before.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Solo home runs from Mullins and Gunnar Henderson in the third and fourth, respectively, extended the Orioles’ lead to four.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
  • Six of the 21 who were convicted appealed, including May and Phil Chadwick, who had been sentenced to two years and twelve years, respectively.
    — Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
  • Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, who also started all 38 games so far, were out by the seventh and eighth, respectively.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • Then, instead of making a mess and getting your floor all wet, step out onto a plush bath mat, and wrap yourself in a cozy towel — these Parachute picks are now just $44 and $36, respectively.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
  • Car repairs and car insurance were the second- and third-largest annual price increases, respectively, tracked by the CPI.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Likewise, the May survey found 11 economists forecast a cut in July and none said June—a month prior, those figures stood at 26 and four, respectively.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • All accommodation types are available to book now for stays starting in May and April, respectively, at skamania.com.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Alabama and Tennessee are third and fourth, respectively, in the SEC in yards allowed per game, with both defenses giving up less than 20 points per game.
    — Joe Morgan, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The Pacers didn't have the combinations for picks 2, 3 or 4 either as those went to Charlotte, Portland and Houston respectively.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
  • Nykia is a red lipstick and hot sauce enthusiast (respectively) and forever lover of ’90s R&B. Keep in touch on Instagram @nyksprads and learn more at nykiaspradley.com.
    — Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Among patients who got therapy along with a placebo, those figures were about 48% and 21%, respectively.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Jenny eventually had kids of their own, Charlee and Payton, now 16 and 21, respectively.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Larry Hughes and Kevin Garnett finished sixth and ninth, respectively, for defensive player of the year, but received first-team nods.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Cobb’s potential game-ending throw to first came with a double clutch with the ailing Seidl running to first and Rose and Will Hodo scoring from third and second, respectively.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
  • The pieces were completed in January and April 2020, respectively.
    — Charles Seife, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
  • The male and female participants were, on average, 68 years old and 70 years old, respectively.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 31 May 2024
  • The latest measure that Congress will consider would extend those deadlines to March 1 and March 8, respectively.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The two aluminum knobs showcase the La Marzocco and Rimowa logos, respectively.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Analysts have revised their earnings estimates upward by 35% and 50%, respectively, in the past three and six months, and many have stuck by their bullish view of the stock ahead of earnings, which are due out before the market’s open on Wednesday.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 July 2024
  • Along with these new routes, Delta will increase frequencies on existing routes to Cincinnati and Raleigh-Durham, beefing up service up to 2x and 3x daily, respectively.
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2023
  • These cookie-cutter roles are filled by Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville, respectively, the only two actors who seem aware of the silliness around them and ham it up accordingly.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023

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