How to Use application in a Sentence
application
noun- Strict application of the rules is necessary in this case.
- The application of heat often helps sore muscles.
- The cut should be treated with a generous application of ointment.
- Please fill out this application.
- Our loan application has been approved.
- Repeated application of fertilizer will help the grass become green and healthy.
- Repeated applications of fertilizer will help the grass become green and healthy.
- If you'd like to be considered for the job, please send us a letter of application that gives your experience and qualifications.
- Anyone interested in running for office must file an application by August 1st.
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This point of application lies right next to the smile lines.
—Chelsea Avila, Allure, 21 July 2022
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The fee for the permit and application has not yet been set.
—David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
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Menard put in an application and got a call the next day.
—Jabin Botsford, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
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Click and drag unused applications to the Trash icon in the dock.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Patents run for 20 years from the date of application, not the date of FDA approval.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022
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Fill out an application and get on the town-wide map now.
—Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2022
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These measures are put in place to help ease the flow of applications.
—NBC News, 24 Apr. 2020
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The two put in an application to come to Parkville Market.
—courant.com, 5 Aug. 2021
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The allover tone in a glossy application gave the space more dimension.
—Joanna Saltz, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023
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The police force in Australia should take the blame for lack of foresight on the application of tasers.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
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Each mask is $60 and should last you for eight applications.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 May 2019
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Once you're logged in, fill out the Global Entry application and pay the fee.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
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This is arguably the most complex part of the application.
—Natalie Walters, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2021
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The queries turned up the one-page loan application and promissory note.
—Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
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If this occurs, stop the use of the product for a few days and amp up your moisture application.
—Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 12 July 2018
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Asylum seekers had no say in where they might be sent, and the application process took up to two years.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 18 Dec. 2017
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Does someone have the right to be upset about the application of a word others would freely use?
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
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The application process can be lengthy, stretching out for months.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2021
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Of course, the application and approval process may take longer and vary per person.
—Andi Jones, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
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That may be why the share of adjustable-rate mortgage applications also rose last week to 8.6% of total applications from 5.4% the previous week.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
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Capable of withstanding high-torque applications, these hubs can offer a total overall gear range of 526 percent.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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