relatively
adverb
rel·a·tive·ly
ˈre-lə-tiv-lē 
Examples of relatively in a Sentence
these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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Three relatively unheralded pitchers — Vásquez, Ryan Bergert (sixth round pick in 2021) and Stephen Kolek (Rule 5 pick from Seattle in 2023) — have combined for a 3.79 ERA in 204 1/3 innings.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 July 2025
King, one of the most extraordinary living Americans and once (frankly, still) one of the most famous women in the world, came fully out of the closet relatively late in life, and the scenes involve King’s loving but traditional Southern California parents accepting the lesbian couple.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
While these castle-like buildings have a rather historic style, they were actually built relatively recently.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
What is more interesting is that within the emerging markets universe there is a decent number of large emerging economies that have relatively low levels of debt – Indonesia and Mexico for example.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 July 2025
King, one of the most extraordinary living Americans and once (frankly, still) one of the most famous women in the world, came fully out of the closet relatively late in life, and the scenes involve King’s loving but traditional Southern California parents accepting the lesbian couple.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
While these castle-like buildings have a rather historic style, they were actually built relatively recently.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
What is more interesting is that within the emerging markets universe there is a decent number of large emerging economies that have relatively low levels of debt – Indonesia and Mexico for example.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for relatively
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relatively. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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