applying

Example Sentences

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He’s started applying for bartending jobs—he recently took a two-week bartending course—and has considered training to become an electrician, which he considers more AI-proof.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

However, applying fluid dynamics directly to magnetic fields was not straightforward.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

While the popular girls strutted through the halls with their effortless Pinterest-inspired updos, I was applying brown eyeshadow to my scalp to disguise the sparse spots.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The foreign ministry said it aimed to reduce instances of multiple visa exemptions applying to the same country "that confuse foreigners".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

This afternoon, the question still churning in her mind, she got home and found her mother in the living room, applying paint to a photograph of a stripped-down bicycle.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng