How to Use pertinent in a Sentence

pertinent

adjective
  • Both works may be even more pertinent now than when they were made.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Both exchanges have been asked to turn over pertinent records.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This felt super pertinent to what was going on in the world too.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2023
  • That might be the pertinent question.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hire an attorney who knows the pertinent laws in your city and state to create your lease.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • But the judge said that information was not pertinent to the case.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Below, check out the most pertinent new TV shows and movies to keep an eye out for.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 28 June 2020
  • So the second question, of Hill’s health, will prove to be more pertinent.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Rice is a pertinent example of that.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Students were excited to see some of the tools of the trade and asked pertinent questions.
    — cleveland, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But yes, there could be a lot of variety of different things in there that aren't pertinent.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Then, when anyone had an idea, they were encouraged to share that idea in the pertinent channel.
    — Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Unstated, but no less pertinent, is whether the game can be made safe enough to survive the season.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2020
  • Nearly ten years later, the discussions raised from the text are just as pertinent.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
  • More pertinent, though, and what really sets this event out from the rest, is the royal seal of approval.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 18 June 2019
  • This time, CaBot latched on to the pertinent data and did not seem to make anything up.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There is a reason that word — recovery — is a pertinent one, and a reason those levers were pulled.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The pertinent change is not the air pollution but the artist’s aesthetic choice.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Here are some of the answers to some pertinent Fisher questions.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Kim says the president of the company at the time reached out to her with a pertinent question.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The other, more pertinent factor is how well Diomande has been playing.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • In general, these over-the-air channels show games pertinent to the region.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Biologists log pertinent data, toss the fish back in the lake and move to the next station.
    — Dallas News, 8 May 2021
  • The set’s walls are noisy with the pertinent messaging of graffiti.
    — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The pertinent question will be how Malone threads the needle between the two.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The more pertinent question, of course, is when can the Padres play him regularly?
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2019
  • If anything, the only pertinent message is one his players can relate to.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But there are so many sorts of things that are pertinent to his [John Stonehouse] story today.
    — Ana Osorno, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2023
  • This is already in the hands of my lawyers, who will take care of the pertinent steps to protect my right to honor, truth and privacy.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The screen adapts to give you pertinent information based on which of the three driving modes—normal, sport, and track—you’re in.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2021

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