in practice

Example Sentences

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How this is supposed to work in practice is anyone’s guess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It seems they’re eager to help but not entirely comfortable with what that help looks like in practice.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Arvid Lindblad - 8 - Hugely down on laps in practice, knocked Verstappen out in Q2 and a brilliant start to the grand prix.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Although light has multiple properties that could be used to carry more data, combining them effectively has been difficult in practice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“Yep. Coach Carney named it ‘Fist,’ but I called it ‘Rashad’ in practice, and I’m gonna call it that in the game, too.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds