in practice
Example Sentences
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But television history is littered with fine ideas that don’t pan out in practice.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The second-round pick out of Florida took over the role after Tyler Biadasz, who signed a three-year deal with the Chargers last offseason, tore an anterior cruciate ligament in practice last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The researchers used Bangladesh to demonstrate how their framework could work in practice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
But questions remain about how these two boards would work in practice and what the consequences would be for those living in the islands.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Savery’s engine, and Papin’s second engine, needed to build up a high pressure in order to be effective but, in practice, boilers and cylinders could not be made that withstood such pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
