How to Use pertain in a Sentence

pertain

verb
  • Most of the items on the list pertained to the baby's needs.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The move mostly pertained to a 14-mile stretch of the wall in the San Diego area.
    — Dartunorro Clark, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The case against Trump pertains to affairs of state, though.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The first big question in this case pertains to the scope of copyright.
    — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2020
  • But a lot of them pertain to the recruitment of sources.
    — CBS News, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The first thing Peter says on his one-on-one date with Kelsey Weir the next day pertains to the return of Alayah.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • This same disproportion pertains to the Red Sea, where in the past six ...
    — Bing West, National Review, 27 Apr. 2024
  • One of them pertained to McIlroy and his success at this track.
    — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • The charges pertain to attacks on the home and vehicles of Eddie and Candace Hall the week of Sept. 7.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2021
  • Sanders said that each of the four charges pertains to a different victim.
    — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The most pivotal rule change pertains to how buyers’ agents are paid.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This, in turn, means there is no affair that does not pertain to the businessman.
    — Jonathan Dee, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • But that section seems to pertain to cushions, not straps.
    — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Capricorn May 1—15: The full Moon of the 5th lights up the part of your solar chart pertaining to friends and groups, so get out and connect.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 May 2023
  • The pair, according to the Times, have one week to appeal the charges, which pertain to assaults that happened in 2016.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • But a space law expert says the treaty does pertain to private citizens, and Hope's claim to the moon is not valid.
    — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Some rules pertaining to the use of dogs are site-specific.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Dozen of pages created Jan. 6 don’t pertain to the assault on the Capitol.
    — Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Dozen of pages created Jan. 6 don't pertain to the assault on the Capitol.
    — Zeke Miller, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Butler said records pertaining to the adoption would be in their court files.
    — Molly Young, OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • What are the unique factors pertaining to hunger for people who live in our area?
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Might that pertain to the latest outing, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The rather short note pertains to clandestine aid from France to the American cause.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The latter statement pertains to whether the results of the survey will be released and how the data will be used.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Last week’s opening pertains to the eastern segment of Rim Drive.
    — oregonlive.com, 15 July 2019
  • My mother, who was an English teacher, told me to read things that don’t pertain to me.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022
  • Another thing that can go a long way is to learn the humor of the client and customs that pertain to their humor.
    — Michael Polk, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2021
  • One of which pertains to how sites can use your camera, microphone and phone’s GPS chip.
    — Xavier Harding, Fortune, 25 June 2019
  • This may seem a generous assessment—a prudent forecast would be crazy-high intoxication, at a minimum—but this pertains to the have-it-large contingent, which is relatively small.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 July 2025
  • The citizenship tracking issue pertains to how the state's Motor Vehicle Division provided information to the state's voter registration database.
    — Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025

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