Sentence examples for relative being from inspiring English sources

Although most vocal sounds other than words are usually considered prelinguistic language, the phenomenon of laughter as a form of communication is in a category by itself, with its closest relative being its apparent opposite, crying.

And yet, with Ripley she created a new kind of criminal, not seen before in crime/murder/detective fiction — his nearest relative being something out of de Sade — whose criminal libertines challenge what we mean by good and evil, and also thrive unpunished.

Anyone who has seen an elderly relative being cut out of conversation by faltering hearing, or who has witnessed a youngster's anxiety about an outbreak of spots, knows how looking or feeling a tiny bit different can set a human being apart.

Not necessarily the most popular choice, but it still sounds great, and I recall an older relative being exposed to this song on repeat at one family gathering only to finally ask: "What's this song about then?" Failure to grasp its meaning may bode well for those who, while objecting to drug use, can't resist a sample of Club Nouveau's Why You Treat Me So Bad.

But after reading Ms. Moyer's thorough discussion of the available research (and it's well worth the click), I'm even less inclined to blame the epidural for that particularly uncomfortable day, and less inclined, too, to credit the natural childbirth for its relative ease (with relative being the operative term).

On Sunday, a group of blighted apartments in a section of the neighborhood favored by West African immigrants was shaken by screams as one family saw a recently arrived relative being carted away in an ambulance.

Its closest relative is Tz'utujil.

"A relative is yours forever.

An older male relative was arrested.

Another relative was a retired general.

At least one relative was jailed.