practicing

Example Sentences

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A practicing Mormon, Coppins had no previous experience with gambling but quickly learned how easily the “joyful naivete” of his initial use “could curdle into delusion and compulsion.”

From Slate • May 5, 2026

She spends much of her time practicing on mannequin heads in her childhood room.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

What is meant is that among practicing Jews, Miller wasn’t truly a Jew, but he considered himself Jewish nonetheless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Before joining The Beatles, he says he was practicing drums alone as a kid, and the neighbours complained, yelling at him to shut up.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The family spent the rest of the evening practicing English.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney