Sentence examples for for something practical from inspiring English sources
"There is no magic, but if there were, we'd use it for something practical, like cleaning the dog hair off the rug".
Buyer, beware: it's quite possible to go to the show looking for something practical like a dining room table but to leave with something whimsical like an 18th-century miniature.
And if you're not building something akin to flying cars, then I'd settle for something practical.
With USB charging, 4K output via the HDMI port, both audio out and microphone in ports, plus three USB 3.0 ports and a Gigabit Ethernet connector, it's a way to make use of those Thunderbolts on your MacBook for something practical.
Looking for something practical yet from the heart?
But it's hard to argue with someone holding out on buying, say, a Snuggie in favor of paying an old bill or saving up for something practical, like a car.
It was vividly argued that the prizes should not be related to the disease, for instance something practical such as adapted scissors or bottle openers as this would only convey a sense of being ill and incapacitated.
Some of my hesitation, I suspect, is related to the criticism leveled at a number of startups, that they're basically building services for lazy techies, rather than something practical for "the rest of us".
We think the best stocking presents are either little treats that people don't often buy for themselves or something practical (and pretty, preferably) that they will genuinely use.
Our study adds to this literature by providing estimates of survival gains required for each common adverse treatment effect, thereby translating utilities into something practical for clinicians and patients–survival gains needed to justify persistent problems.
