Sentence examples for relative describing from inspiring English sources

However, according to the Merriam-Webster definition, success is not so relative, describing it as "the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame".

When used in the name of an instrument, these terms are relative, describing the instrument's range in comparison to other instruments of its family and not in comparison to the human voice range or instruments of other families.

Carers identified the importance of attending the group together with their relative, describing this as providing more things to talk about and enjoying having a shared activity.

A Napoleon relative described her attire as "the French style without any taste".

One relative describes Mr. Gore as "very edgy" in a business that does not award a lot of points for edge.

A Bush relative describes family gatherings as "funeral wakes".Few people would have predicted this litany of disasters when Mr Bush ran for the presidency in 2000.

The family, including a 25-year-old daughter whom neighbors and a relative described as mentally disabled, lived in a basement apartment in the Wavecrest Gardens housing complex in Far Rockaway.

A more exasperated relative described her stubbornness and determination as unstoppable "as the Rhone river" – Clifford did face her family and two husbands in her fight to secure her inheritance.

In the complaint, however, the S.E.C. quoted an email that Mr. Cooperman sent to an unidentified relative — described as the manager of another hedge fund — informing him of the yet-unannounced $682 million deal.

A relative described the conditions at the clinic as appalling.

An unnamed female relative described Brown as "respectful" and "humble, very shy".