application

Example Sentences

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Her group is considering an application to extend the amnesty date if the government does not do so itself.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To make the journey work without the audiences seeing each other, Broucke used a mathematical application called a Caesar cipher, created by the Roman general to send encrypted messages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But her request for a decision on the application to be deferred to allow for a site visit was not supported by other councillors.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The next phase of AI is set to be dominated by inference, the process of running AI models, and its application to the new wave of AI applications known as agents.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Elizabeth reserved to herself the application for her mother’s.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen