How to Use unrelated in a Sentence

unrelated

adjective
  • The case was unrelated to his death.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In unrelated news, here's the news quiz.
    — Holly J. Morris, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the two projects are unrelated.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The funds cannot be used on luxury items or bills unrelated to food.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But the clip in the social media posts is unrelated to those events.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • These events were, of course, unrelated.
    — Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Worn shoes are a sneaky culprit behind foot pain and even pain that might seem unrelated to your feet.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
  • The charges were unrelated to the long-ago crimes at the Carmichael party.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • On the surface, these two items feel unrelated.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats are not the only group saying the two are unrelated.
    — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The agency has said the outage was unrelated to staff turnover.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The cause of death was unrelated to his mental health problems.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The 4 Non Blondes thing is kind of unrelated to all of this.
    — A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 4 May 2026
  • Most writers have always had to suffer unrelated toil just to be able to pay the bills.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Hunter said the squirrel trapping is unrelated to the project.
    — al, 3 Jan. 2022
  • He was already being held at the county jail on unrelated charges when the phone was searched.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2022
  • People are on the ground doing the work who are unrelated to the campaign.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The arrests were unrelated to the event.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 7 June 2026
  • He was soon moved, for what the sheriff said was his mishandling of an unrelated case.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Three sources said the breakup was unrelated to the appointment.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Kyle police said the arrests were unrelated to the protest.
    — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But the posts are misleading as the photo is unrelated to the blasts.
    — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The two events, both tragic, seemed at the time to be unrelated and remained a mystery for decades.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s case is unrelated to the unpaid sales taxes to the county.
    — al, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Officials have said the charges are unrelated to the death of Spc.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Moreno has since recused himself from the case due to an unrelated conflict.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And just like Arne Larsson, my dad died from an unrelated cause.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The first one, on unrelated false-statement and obstruction charges, was tossed out by a judge last year.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Moreover, this is not just about two unrelated policies.
    — Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There are also health risks unrelated to pathogens themselves.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 28 May 2026

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