How to use "relative" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "relative" in popular movie and book plots

  • The following day, Tim McMahon's elderly father is pushed off of a building by his relative Sabrina McMahon (Kathy Burke) and dies.  - Straight to Hell (film)
  • Lucy becomes progressively closer to a colleague, the irascible, autocratic, and male chauvinist professor, Paul Emanuel, a relative of Mme.  - Villette (novel)
  • He claims to be a relative of Andy's in order to get his new address.  - Child's Play 2
  • A relative peace has come over the City of God under the reign of Li'l Zé, who avoids police attention by having an initiate kill a Runt.  - City of God (2002 film)
  • Secondary characters, such as Fenton and Dwayne, are given more screen time, relative to the prior seasons.  - Home Movies (TV series)
  • Miss Em bequeaths Pinky her stately house and property when she dies, but greedy relative Melba Wooley (Evelyn Varden) challenges the will.  - Pinky (film)
  • He loves Ramona fiercely, and regrets having taken her away from relative comfort in return for "bootless" wandering.  - Ramona
  • He will disguise himself as their needy relative mr Stanley, and ask each for his help.  - The School for Scandal
  • Ray still suspects Max, while Julie and Helen think the killer may be a relative of Egan's.  - I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • Soon it is decided that the family will leave Christchurch, with Juliet to be left with a relative in South Africa.  - Heavenly Creatures
  • But if he dies first, nearly all of the money will go to Ann Dorland, a distant relative of Lady Dormer's late husband.  - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
  • His actions have given the world five years of relative peace, though mankind has been creating its own evil during that time.  - The Howling Man
  • As their numbers grow, Lionel conceals them in his house, and struggles to keep them under relative control with tranquilizer injections.  - Braindead (film)
  • The only close relative still in Melbourne is his grandson, Zachary, who studies medicine there.  - Just Like That (novel)
  • The relative takes pity on the young man and allows him to recover at his home.  - America America
  • David spends his early years in relative happiness with his loving, childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Peggotty.  - David Copperfield

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