How to use "relationship" in a sentence

Jean Valjean continued his evening visits, but the relationship between himself and Cosette became cooler and more distant

Because Tina had loved Michael to the end, she'd been hurt and saddened by the dissolution of their relationship

Gradually, however, as she and Elliot went through the standard rites of courtship, the indirect sexual thrusts and parries of a budding relationship, albeit at an accelerated pace, the familiarity of the games reassured her

"Our relationship was never like that

If he stayed, people would start to talk about his relationship with Anne