Definition of Respective

Relating or belonging separately to the individual people previously mentioned

Examples of Respective in a sentence

The dogs and their respective owners stood waiting to see who would be crowned winner of the pet show.  🔊

Royal leaders and their respective partners watched the harlequin perform from their elegantly decorated tables.  🔊

Each of the workers were asked to return to the respective posts after the staff meeting.  🔊

Returning to their capitals, each of the governors insisted they would work on the fiscal growth of their respective states.  🔊

Experts in their respective fields, the men talked over one another at dinner and made lame jokes about their successes.  🔊

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