How to Use relate in a Sentence

relate

verb
  • We listened eagerly as she related the whole exciting story.
  • You must be feeling awful. I went through something similar myself last year, so I can relate.
  • And at least one of the Janes could also relate to hers.
    — Naomi Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • Many of Preserve and Protect Moose Pass’s complaints relate to the change in the scope of the project.
    — Riley Board, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022
  • In fact, his initial thought was to relate it to Covid-19.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022
  • How on earth does this relate to the Ford Mustang Mach-E?
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2021
  • All of these tips relate to the same thing: valuing the people on your team.
    — Bill Higgs, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • One thing that hasn't changed, though, is how the villas relate to the outdoors.
    — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The instructor’s job is to help the students relate the texts to their own lives.
    — The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
  • What role has fashion played in your work, and how does this film relate to that?
    — Vogue, 20 July 2021
  • But Kach said the intent of the bill isn’t to relate hemp to medical cannabis.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, baltimoresun.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The cause of death was heat related, the state department of health said.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 21 June 2023
  • So how does all this relate to living in the present moment?
    — Josee Larocque Patton, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Just know that not everyone in your life may be able to relate to the depth of your grief.
    — Lianna Bass, SELF, 7 July 2022
  • The other eight charges relate to the 2018 election and are timely.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2021
  • In fact, my guess is that many of the millions of people who have watched the series can relate.
    — Sophia A. Nelson, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The Talmud understands the word va‑yifga to relate to prayer.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Is that something either of you could relate to in your own lives?
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Aim for fixtures that relate to each other in style and feel.
    — Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Jan. 2021
  • Ken Marsh, a spokesman for the troopers, said the three people were related.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Can’t everyone relate to that, R and D alike, red and blue alike?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Bencic, the 12th ranked WTA player in the world, said it’s helpful for the pair to relate on their struggles.
    — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2021
  • How will the series relate to the Percy Jackson movies?
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And that is a feeling that is really easy to relate to.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Stoudamire can relate to the Celtics players about falling short.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In the episode, Cox’s story is related by a third party, none other than his biologist friend.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Tisch said the shooting is believed to be gang-related, and the baby was an unintended target.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Are Good Friday and Passover related?
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Steinberg, owner of Bob’s News, can relate.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Athletics can relate, having started the season with just one win through their first six games.
    — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

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