practical

Example Sentences

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If you're learning to drive, you'll know the cost of lessons has shot up and it can feel like it takes forever trying to get a practical test booked.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The idea was to give investors a practical shortcut because they often lack information to do the fair-value measurements themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But the pair of young couples are treating this practical business transaction between customer and caterer as their double date, lingering too long and asking for more wine, joking that they’re not quite certain yet.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

This makes the combined method a practical option for large-scale food production.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

There’s also a very practical reason for clambering up and down mountains, or doing anything arduous and unglamorous, what PIH-ers called “scut work.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French