applying
- present participle of apply.
Example Sentences
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She went all-out, enthusiastically applying a maximalist interpretation of Supreme Court precedents.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
With a record number of Americans applying for British citizenship, the couple’s raffle may be well-timed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
They went on to say that the collision between the two cars was triggered by Hamilton's car sliding and that he hit Russell's car despite "applying corrective steering".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
She quit her data analysis job in Shenzhen to try her hand at entrepreneurship, but after failing to raise startup funding, she has been applying for roles with no luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
At the nearby Normal School, for example, the number of women applying to become teacher trainees was said to be many times the usual.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
