Synonym: administer, ask, petition, put on, request. Similar words: apply to, apply for, supply, apple, application, supplier, comply, reply. Meaning: [ə'plaɪ] 
v. 1. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable 3. ask (for something) 4. apply to a surface 5. be applicable to; as to an analysis 6. give or convey physically 7. avail oneself to 8. ensure observance of laws and rules 9. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing 10. apply oneself to.
v. 1. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable 3. ask (for something) 4. apply to a surface 5. be applicable to; as to an analysis 6. give or convey physically 7. avail oneself to 8. ensure observance of laws and rules 9. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing 10. apply oneself to. 
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(181) I'd never apply the word' readable 'to any of his books.
(182) I should like to apply for the position of Sales Director.
(183) She graduated with high enough marks to apply for university.
(184) Students should apply to their local council for a grant.
(185) I wasn't qualified to apply for the job really but I got it anyhow.
(186) The book shows you how to apply critical thinking to your studies.
(187) She gave me instructions on how to apply the tint.
(188) These regulations apply to all cows sold after June 1998.
(189) The advisory committee did not apply for a general increase in the ceiling.
(190) Anyone wishing to join the society should apply in the first instance to the secretary.
(191) John decided not to apply for the job, which left the field clear for Emma.
(192) I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.
(193) If your passport is stolen you should apply for a replacement immediately.
(194) The job gave her the chance to apply the knowledge she had acquired at university.
(195) If you wish to join the club, you should apply to the secretary in the first instance.
(196) If you apply pressure to a cut it's meant to stop the bleeding.
(197) Special conditions apply to the use of the library's rare books.
(198) The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
(199) Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint.
(200) I want to apply to become an undercover agent.
(201) On wet or icy roads, apply the brakes gently.
(202) The same would apply to the abstracted car driver.
(203) This would apply to rented accommodation, council houses, etc.
(204) From this point we can apply our usual analysis.
(205) Many of the restrictions no longer apply.
(206) Apply the cream in the morning and the evening.
(207) Mrs Thatcher is anxious to apply the brakes.
(208) To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies. Napoleon Bonaparte 
(208) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
(209) Apply the lotion evenly over the skin.
(210) You can't apply policies designed for a big country like the United States to a small country like Cuba.
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