Sample Sentences forrespective (editor-reviewed)
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Our salespeople are paid in accordance with their respective sales.respective = relating separately to the people or things just mentioned
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California and Texas have about 40 and 30 million people respectively.respectively = separately in the specified order
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The runners returned to their respective lanes after the practice drill.respective = separate, individual
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Although originally written under a pseudonym, this version of The Federalist Papers has the real name of each author included with their respective essays.respective = relating separately to the people or things just mentioned
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As it was, we were compelled to hold our heads high and be, respectively, a gentleman and a lady. (source)respectively = separately in the specified order
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Before they went into their respective homes, Rudy stopped a moment and said, "Goodbye, Saumensch."† (source)
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He turned and looked at the Keepers, who'd started to gather their respective work groups.† (source)
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These are the things we are supposed to rejoice in the most, respectively.† (source)
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The three were quiet, each lost for a moment in their respective memories of the City of Light.† (source)
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Neither he nor I had ever imagined we'd be able to talk so openly to a girl or a boy, respectively, about such intimate matters.† (source)
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The Acropolis was crowded with tourists milling about in their respective groups.† (source)
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This rule held even in the comparatively short hop of a mile: In the three fastest miles ever run, the winner's final lap had been clocked at 61.2, 58.9, and 59.1 seconds, respectively.† (source)
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Jim and I spooned out what we wanted and we took it to our respective rooms.† (source)
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When Usha and I graduated, the crew that watched me walk across the stage numbered eighteen, including my cousins Denise and Gail, the daughters, respectively, of Mamaw's brothers David and Pet.† (source)
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Percy and Jason climbed on their respective horses.† (source)
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At the end of each school year the principal and teachers handed out certificates to the one student who had the highest academic achievement in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades respectively.† (source)
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