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Example sentences for "often applied"

  • Muck-out~, to clean out; often applied to one utterly ruining an adversary in gambling.

  • Gallows bird~, an incorrigible thief; often applied to denote a ruffian-like appearance.

  • Lovely is often applied to externals; as, a lovely face.

  • In the United States the latter name is often applied to bay windows which are small, and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the ground.

  • Any coral of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.

  • The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.

  • New Zealand word for devil, often applied by settlers to a vicious horse or as a name for a dog.

  • Its habits are nocturnal, and it has a ring of feathers arranged round the eye, giving it a curious resemblance to an owl, whence the name owl-parrot is often applied to it.

  • Though strictly forage, is often applied to provisions in general.

  • The name is often applied also to the valley itself.

  • Also, the foul-weather hats and jackets of seamen; often applied to the men themselves.

  • The banner of St. Dennis; but the term is often applied to the flags of any French commander-in-chief.

  • In California, the name is often applied to the rockfishes.

  • This name is given to gold-coloured brass or bronze, so finished off as to have the appearance of gold, or of being gilt; but it is often applied in a more general sense.

  • The word is often applied in a general sense to anodynes and soporifics.

  • This is often applied to pecuniary ability; S.

  • A person who is of a soft constitution; whose strength is not in proportion to his size or looks; often applied to a young person, who has become suddenly tall, but is of a relaxed habit, S.

  • In common language the term Acacia is often applied to species of the genus Robinia (q.

  • The term "slavery" is often applied to the aboriginal American tribes.

  • Purple corundum, or sapphire of amethystine tint, is called (Oriental amethyst, but this expression is often applied by jewellers to fine examples of the ordinary amethystine quartz, even when not derived from Eastern sources.

  • The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.

  • The name is often applied to any large shrimp.

  • One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling.

  • Note: This term is often applied to mortgages of ships.

  • Often applied to a stout low-sized boy or girl.

  • Often applied in Ulster and Scotland to a spark of fire: 'See is there a spunk of fire in the hearth.

  • Often applied to cows inclined to break down and cross fences.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "often applied" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    almond extract; constitutional provisions; cylinder engine; dead faint; good fortune; national prosperity; often accompanied; often applied; often asked; often been; often before; often feel; often followed; often found; often happens; often heard; often known; often made; often more; often quite; often repeated; often seen; often spoken; often used; often very; silver ring