How to Use respondent in a Sentence

respondent

noun
  • A majority of respondents said they disagreed with the mayor's plan.
  • That’s up from about two-thirds of respondents last year.
    — Tom Barkley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Of the respondents, half said the drugs are hard to afford.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • But the same study found that 65% of respondents do not like it.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Over half of respondents track their sleep using one.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But poll respondents were split along party lines.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What’s more is 62% of respondents said their goal is to leave their home to their heirs.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • An oil shock was cited by nearly half of respondents.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Just 58% of the 26 respondents see any rate cut at all.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
  • About a third of respondents didn’t weigh in on its importance.
    — Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Less than a third of the respondents receive mental health training at work.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The first 100 respondents will get a $20 gift card.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • When respondents were asked to think more locally, crime wasn’t as big an issue.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The same report found 1 in 2 respondents assume the worst if brands are silent.
    — Tensie Whelan, Harvard Business Review, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In the certiorari process, the state is referred to as the respondent.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Two-thirds of respondents said that might make the restaurants more appealing.
    — Madison Muller, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Roughly half see no change in rates this year, and a handful of respondents penciled in at least one rate hike.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 May 2026
  • Several respondents had more than one issue on their minds.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a huge jump from just 20 years ago, when less than a third of respondents identified that way.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 12 June 2023
  • Over half of respondents (58 percent) are planning at least two wardrobe changes per day.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Apple was also mentioned in the motion but was not named as a respondent.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This year’s fan survey was filled out by 1,112 respondents — a new record.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Still, nearly half of respondents say there is too little of a police presence in the city.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Most of the respondents say their firms are seeing strong sales now and have stable profit outlooks.
    — ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • In all cases, the time frame for our analysis was the respondents’ last fiscal year.
    — Mohamed Kande and Lang Davidson Of Pwc, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Both pollsters surveyed respondents via text message, phone and web.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly two-thirds of respondents said the country is spending too much on the Iran war.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Depop reported that nearly two-thirds of respondents were drawn to styles from past eras.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
  • About 6% of respondents did not answer the question.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • About 6% of respondents did not answer the question.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

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