That delightful, restless little bird, the stonechat, is a near relation of the wheatear.
This is a near relation of the woodpeckers, but very different in coloration, being beautifully mottled and vermiculated with grey and brown.
It has, however, ceased to be worn by men, as indicating a want of resignation to the decrees of Providence, and is only assumed by women on the occasion of the death of a husband or near relation, and not for an elderly person.
Smearing the face and slapping the cheeks are common practices of Arab women, especially of the lower orders, on following to the grave the corpse of a near relation or a husband.
The bridegroom is helped throughout the Vratam ceremonies by a spiritual teacher or guru, who is usually his father or a near relation.
The eldest son, or a near relation, takes up a pot filled with water, and stands at the head of the grave, facing west.
I have a near relation, madam, a young man whose character is, I am convinced, the very opposite to that of this wretch, and whose fortune I will make equal to what his was to have been.
I had the good fortune to escape in a most surprizing manner, and am now going to London with this young lady, who is a near relation of mine, and who hath escaped from as great a tyrant as my own.
It is quite true," replied Lord Sherbrooke; "he is a near relation.
Among Composites Calendulas and Carthamus oxyacantha or the pohlí, a near relation of the Carthamus which yields the saffron dye, are abundant.
They were servants of the genie sultan, father to the ladies, and sent by him to conduct them to his presence, in order to attend the nuptials of a near relation.
The rat is a near relation of the squirrel zoologically, but personally he is a gutter-snipe, and you may know that by one look at the tail which he drags after him like a dirty rope.
I happened to be there at that time, and my near Relation gave me the Privilege to be present.
A near relation of mine, a lady, whose education had been superior to that commonly bestowed on Spanish females, possessed a small collection of Spanish and French books.
This is a fact of which I have a melancholy proof in a near relation, a most amiable young woman, who was allowed to drop into an early grave, while her growing disease was opposed with nothing but syrup of violets!
One ought not to be too easily melted by the 'shrieks of a near relation,'" said Hadria.
Yes; I confess I have a moment of exultation when that child sets up one of her passionate screams--the thrilling shriek of a near relation!
The caviller will say at once: "Could not someone else have done the work equally well--either a near relationin the other sphere or a ministering angel?
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "near relation" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
