Sentence examples for apply to a thing from inspiring English sources

Cf. "Nothing is really solid or fluid, absolutely speaking, and everything has a certain degree of solidity or fluidity; which term we apply to a thing derives from the predominant appearance it presents to our senses" (SD 51/AG 1351/AG

It is a fact about the meaning of "cocktail party" and perhaps "homosexual" and "race") that it does not apply to a thing unless it is recognized to do so.

And here's the classic false-title problem that we want to avoid — this time applied to a thing instead of a person.

Using analogies is all about recognizing patterns and how those patterns can apply to a variety of things.

Analytical tools developed for, and strongly associated with, a well-defined set of things in fact apply to a much larger set of things.

It could apply to a lot of different things.

"The lyrics, it's one of those rare songs that you can apply to a lot of different things," Perry said.

The realist about universals admits that the predicate 'scarlet' applies to a scarlet thing.

It could be applied to a lot of things.

That applies to a lot of things.

Relevance applies to a few different things: The content must be relevant to the niche, business, or company that it's being written about.