Example Sentences

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A group of bondholders, including Citadel LLC and Cyrus Capital, pushed back on the government’s initial proposal because it would have relegated them to an inferior financial position.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

We have relegated milkweed to ditches and abandoned lots, said Lee-Mäder, an ecologist at the invertebrate-focused Xerces Society, where he is the co-director of pollinator and agricultural biodiversity.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Again The Times Sports editors have relegated track and field to nonexistence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Instead, national lockdowns have relegated participation for the faithful to following along on television or livestreams.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020

As time went on she came to pass and repass through those three phases with ever increased rapidity, until at the last their constant reiteration might almost have relegated them to the category of whims.

From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward