application

Example Sentences

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Let’s see if they put prediction markets to the Clarence Barron test: Is it “the application of money to practical ends,” or mere gambling?

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

That is both a terrible abdication of responsibility and a false application of principle that serves only the interests of the wicked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Since then, she traveled to Iran four times, disclosing the information in her application last year to become a citizen, Bis said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The rest of the day, I hid in my room, filling out the dog adoption application and researching bichon frises and how to care for shy dogs online.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence