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Six example sentences with germane, each labelled with its topic.
The judge struck the question, ruling that the witness's college grades were not germane to a dispute about drainage.
Law
In a debate about free will, his long story about a commute was not germane, however entertaining the class found it.
Philosophy
Keep the board update to numbers germane to the vote, and save the office renovation photos for another meeting.
Business
The investors asked only questions germane to margins, and the founders' slides about office culture went unopened.
Startups
The coach trimmed the film session to clips germane to Friday's opponent, skipping everything about last month's road trip.
Basketball
The moderator ruled that the candidate's hobbies were not germane to a debate about bus routes and cut the question off.
Politics
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