Sentence examples for applying the word from inspiring English sources

He doesn't like applying the word "hero" to himself.

No one could look at his work and dream of applying the word "genius" to it.

King appears to have stopped applying the word to his own work in 1999, she says.

Applying the word "terrorist" with a wide sensationalist swath may make a good headline; however, it desensitizes a powerful term and undermines an otherwise balanced article.

Nevertheless many Americans began applying the word "cooking" to the act of defrosting and heating mass-produced frozen food in a microwave oven.

The logic is that applying the word homophobic to those who oppose gay marriage is defamatory and antithetical to rational debate.

Now that I've written that, I even worry that applying the words "defining qualities" to writing so elusive, changeable and slippery may be inappropriate.

Once the shock of applying the words "hot" and "new" to the veteran Gingrich wears off, it's no surprise that the former Speaker of the House has thrived during a presidential nomination campaign that has been dominated by debates.

How would you apply the word today?

Here it's rich, in whatever way you want to apply the word".

Strong is -- you just can't even apply the word in this circumstance.