Sentence examples for long-distance relative from inspiring English sources

A ballerina could stream live video behind the scenes and onstage, a tourist in Thailand could ask Google to translate "delicious" while eating noodles on a boat or a family could video chat with a long-distance relative on her birthday.

More specifically, flying was considered a luxury or something you did only when a long-distance relative died -- a relative you really, really loved.

"A few times I've set up new e-mail and Skype accounts for people if they have been given webcams and they want to use them to speak to long-distance relatives at Christmas," he said.

She writes that "these long-distance relatives bolster the notion that the climate of the time had hot blips that allowed warmth-loving giant insects to spread from continent to continent".

Make sure your out-of-town guests whether they're long-distance relatives or old friends feel like they are welcomed in your home.

My husband and I decided this year that we are not buying any meaningless presents or fruit baskets for our long-distance relatives (all of whom have more money than we do).

Like checking your car's oil and calling long-distance relatives, conducting a self-audit of your credit cards is a good regular habit to keep at least every few months.

Behavioral results reflect robust distance effects (quicker reaction times for long distances relative to short ones) and size congruity effects (longer reaction times for incongruent relative to congruent stimuli) in both tasks.

Species that have no long-distance migratory relatives, such as the waxwings Bombycilla, are effectively moving in response to winter weather and the loss of their usual winter food, rather than enhanced breeding opportunities.

We all have long-distance friends and relatives, and they have friends and relatives, and so on.

Next Thursday in The Home Section: Arranging long-distance care for aging relatives.