Sentence examples for alone applying from inspiring English sources

The phrase "alone applying" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the idea of applying something independently or without assistance, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "She was alone applying for the scholarship, without any help from her peers."
Alternatives: "applying independently" or "applying by herself".

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Very lackadaisical about my college plans, I didn't bother researching, let alone applying to colleges until well into the spring.

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Nor can it, alone, apply enough pressure on him for his entourage to see the writing on the wall and act accordingly.

Part of the problem, experts say, is that many people share articles based on the headline alone and don't even read the story – let alone apply any skepticism to the claims within.

He did not even mention three other risk factors that alone apply to more than 1.2 million New Yorkers and 50 million Americans: pregnancy, being younger than 2, or being older than 65.

Since then, he has been relatively quiet on the creative (if not the commercial) front, working mainly on his own paintings: that is, canvases on which he, and he alone, applies the paint.

Blake may spend her life juggling, with no ability to plan ahead, let alone apply for a mortgage, but in some respects she is one of the fortunate ones.

Only 26% of mineralization was achieved by Fenton process alone applied for the treatment of the dyehouse effluent in 10-fold dilution, while 43% of mineralization was achieved by US or UV-A assisted Fenton after the 60 min.

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