How to Use correlate in a Sentence

correlate

1 of 2 noun
  • How does your time as an Olympian correlate to your now-career as a chef?
    — Shacamree Gowdy, Chron, 23 July 2021
  • Harris said that north correlates with earth, east with air, and west with water.
    — Melanie Savage, Courant Community, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Experts have said this year's record fires in the West correlate to climate change.
    — NBC News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • So far at least, these other crime correlates are not currently present.
    — Barry Latzer, National Review, 17 Feb. 2020
  • But, to zoom out a bit, their endeavor seemed to be more like tracing the essential correlates of a skill.
    — Zach Schonbrun, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
  • These have generally found that the greatest correlate to crashes were eyes-off-the-road.
    — Steve Tengler, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Does the underlying health of the patient correlate in any way with symptoms?
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The number of tickets included correlates with the number of guests in each room or cottage.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • But the scale and complexity correlate with the increase in the size of the enterprise.
    — Greg Story, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The correlate of protection is a standard tool in vaccine research.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Future research into the correlate of protection could look at more parts of the immune system.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Heavier loads in the in-basket correlate with physician burnout, the brunt borne largely by those in the primary care trenches.
    — Danielle Ofri, STAT, 31 Oct. 2019
  • In recent weeks, the correlate community has been buzzing louder than ever.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 July 2021
  • The real-life correlate of Circe's isle is a singular place, with a beauty that is still almost completely sylvan.
    — Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022
  • Still, the immune correlate studies could more broadly inform the discussion about when and whether people — or at least certain groups of people — should get a booster shot.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Management must learn how to measure productivity, not by hours worked, but by results, and let the compensation correlate with the same.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Not only does work experience correlate with high productivity on the remote; soft skills are no less important.
    — Alex Svinov, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Visitors can immerse themselves in modulating sound frequencies on a musical scale and correlate to the energy nodes in the body known as chakras.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • However, studies have shown that neutralizing antibody levels can act as a correlate for how well protected someone is.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 30 Nov. 2021
  • While still in training, many report poor quality of life, and suffer from depression and psychological distress, all correlates of burnout.
    — Timothy J. Hoff, STAT, 21 June 2018
  • Plans call for pooling all this correlate data, potentially creating a benchmark that the next generation of vaccines could be compared against—via blood tests.
    — Jared Whitlock, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
  • An ideal correlate of immunity would be easy to measure with an inexpensive yet reliable commercial test.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • That is, there is always a neurochemical correlate to any of your conscious perceptions whatsoever.
    — Justin E. H. Smith, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But gold’s now-unpredictable relationship with a once-reliable correlate is yet another sign investors are bracing themselves in case things go sideways.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Doctors, patients and public health officials could also use a reliable correlate of immunity to make better boosters.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Scientists do not yet know what’s called the correlate of protection, the level below which antibodies cannot fend off the coronavirus without additional help.
    — Lauran Neergaard, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2021
  • This involves corralling human guinea pigs for a food test, then finding a molecular correlate to whatever quality the testers identify as unpleasant — and tracking its change over time.
    — Alla Katsnelson, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2018
  • Other studies suggest that specific oligosaccharides or mixtures of them in breast milk correlate with excessive weight gain and risk of allergies in breastfeeding infants.
    — Alice Callahan, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Based on a memoir of the same title by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film crafts a cinematic correlate for the author’s distinctive narrative method.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
  • From homelessness to crime to rising suicide rates, a variety of problems in America today correlate with mental illnesses.
    — Bruce Chapman, WSJ, 26 June 2022

correlate

2 of 2 verb
  • There is no evidence correlating height and intelligence.
  • The price of ethanol roughly correlates to the price of oil.
    — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The size of a wolf’s prey, research shows, seems to correlate to its own body size.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • Grip strength has also been found to correlate to mental health.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Each treat is tinted in a fall hue to correlate with the festive flavor.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • So many of the themes of the show completely correlate with how I was born.
    — Greg Braxtonsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • So, that was a great touch point in the game that correlated with the script that was being written.
    — Karen Idelson, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Gold hung in, but these days nothing seems to correlate with gold — except the sun coming up.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But not every airline has its mileage or point system’s prices correlate with its cash prices.
    — Liz Knueven,ryley Amond, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
  • How will that correlate to more than six wins and fewer than 11 losses?
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • For example, does war language correlate with stress headaches by end of day?
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This correlates to arousal signals like stress, or other states of high emotion.
    — Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The better warmth-to-weight ratios correlate with an increase in price.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Inside was a spinning disc whose holes correlated to just a few lines of pixels.
    — Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Where a human judges, a model correlates.
    — Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There was a period, not so long ago, when effort still seemed to correlate with outcome.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The factors that seem to correlate most closely with reading skills are all found elsewhere.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
  • But the opening-weekend turnout does not correlate with the claims being made about the film itself.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Those aircraft did not identify any object to correlate to the radar hits.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • This choice not to work is might correlate to a lack of child care, a rise in opiate use and limited access to health care.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And morning and evening commute times happen to correlate with the time of day that deer are most active– dawn and dusk.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Given that poor reading skills correlate with worse life outcomes, that insult doesn’t go far enough.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Studies also tell us that our health is correlated to the quality of our hair.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026
  • I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Or correlate it to common objects.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
  • Each correlates with another season of war, in a battle that has gone on longer than many had imagined.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The promise was simple—centralize logs, correlate events and spot threats faster.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The quality of the art supplies in the set is often correlated with price.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Key Takeaways The sit-to-stand test is a short test that has been shown to correlate with longevity.
    — Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 28 May 2026
  • These kits come with a pre-numbered canvas and paint that correlates with specific numbers.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023

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