How to Use respectively in a Sentence

respectively

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  • Those titles have led the charge for two and three weeks, respectively.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Tharp and Beard are ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also a cap and a to-go coffee cup, in black and white respectively.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • Buy them by the half or full dozen (for $6 or $11, respectively).
    — Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Zionsville had nine and three, respectively, and Fishers four and three.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Well, yes and no, respectively.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The strikeouts came in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 23, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
  • The right trigger and right shoulder buttons are used for boost and a dash, respectively.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Mu and Rogers won gold and bronze, respectively, in the event in Tokyo last summer.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022
  • The girls are now aged 17 and 15, respectively.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • The strains will now be known as clade one (I) and clade two (II), respectively.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 15 Aug. 2022
  • That is why these sample meal plans mention salmon and chicken, respectively.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Their mother and father pled guilty and served two- and five-month prison sentences, respectively.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Celtics are fourth and second, respectively.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The stocks are up 40% and 135% this year, respectively.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
  • These flights have one-way fares for as little as $69 and $49, respectively.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The couple's children, a girl and a boy, are 3 and 1, respectively.
    — Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The latter two categories are a decrease from last year’s tenth and sixth place, respectively.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Miami and Tampa took the fourth and fifth spots on the list, respectively.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The move caused the beagle and rottweiler breeds to fall down to 8 and 9, respectively.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Ben and Anne are written out of the will for being a drunkard and a woman, respectively.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • David and father Johnny, respectively, to present the final award of the night.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Roberts and Lourd did not match for the occasion, but wore camel brown and black sequins for the evening, respectively.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But against zone, those same numbers jumped to 18% and 15%, respectively.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But futures are still up 83% and 74% this year, respectively.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Carr and Cooper scored 15 and nine point, respectively.
    — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The two schools with the most arrests during the last four school years had 16 and 18, respectively.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Their teams scored 10 points, 14 points and 23 points, respectively.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The two teams sit in fourth and third place respectively in the Hockey East conference.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But what sets them apart is their backers, respectively Mamdani and Velázquez.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 June 2026

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