The press material for this film contains some notes made by the Dardenne brothers during the shooting. Such material is usually disposable, but these notes are germane. . — Stanley Kauffmann , New Republic ,

Bork and his supporters argued that his "academic" writings and his speeches were not germane to whether he should be confirmed. — Elizabeth Drew , New Yorker ,

From time to time, engineers and scientists hold conferences … where they trot out ideas they have developed, frequently ideas germane to solving practical problems. — Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations ,

facts germane to the dispute

my personal opinion isn't germane to our discussion of the facts of the case