How to Use pertain in a Sentence

pertain

verb
  • These could pertain to earnings and cash flow.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This pertains to campers and RVs.
    — Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
  • There is still so much to do, and not all of it pertains to football.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The first big question in this case pertains to the scope of copyright.
    — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The most pivotal rule change pertains to how buyers’ agents are paid.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • What are the unique factors pertaining to hunger for people who live in our area?
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Sanders said that each of the four charges pertains to a different victim.
    — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Butler said records pertaining to the adoption would be in their court files.
    — Molly Young, OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • This, in turn, means there is no affair that does not pertain to the businessman.
    — Jonathan Dee, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • In colder months, these often pertain to keeping the house warm.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Details pertaining to the four deaths have not been released.
    — Pomerado News, 26 July 2019
  • And that distraction-free vibe doesn’t just pertain to river trips.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 May 2019
  • Most of the work, however, pertains to cancer risk.
    — Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • One of them pertained to McIlroy and his success at this track.
    — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • There's over 200 T-shirts here all pertaining to fine art in some way.
    — Jake Woolf, GQ, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The substantive changes mostly pertain to health care.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But prosecutors argue the video does not pertain to the case.
    — Fox News, 10 July 2020
  • People at work have made rude comments pertaining to my hearing.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The move mostly pertained to a 14-mile stretch of the wall in the San Diego area.
    — Dartunorro Clark, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • There are more important things pertaining to the party to worry about than that.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • The issue pertained to the right-hander’s lower back, which forced him to miss a start earlier this month.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
  • Last week’s opening pertains to the eastern segment of Rim Drive.
    — oregonlive.com, 15 July 2019
  • The quality of any decision depends on a clear grasp of the facts pertaining to it.
    — Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • This story pertains only to women.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Court records pertaining to the murder charge were not available Monday.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The delinquency pertains to the two towers of rental apartments at the three-tower complex.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024

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