Used in a Sentence

applicable

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for applicable.

Editorial note

It was in Java classes though, never heard of it being needed elsewhere, but the concept is generally applicable.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Suitable for application, relevant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of applicable gathered in one view.

adjective

Suitable for application, relevant.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for applicable.

Example sentences

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It was in Java classes though, never heard of it being needed elsewhere, but the concept is generally applicable.

2

Advice on how to build a scaleable web company is not universally applicable on how to build biotech companies.

3

Not saying this in an inflammatory way, as this seems applicable to a lot of other areas.

4

My policy has been to call quote_identifier or quote_literal (PostgreSQL) where applicable, or use typecasts to enforce value literals.

5

I guess you had to be there, since all of his complaints are not applicable to the games.

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If we used `final` everywhere it is applicable, the code would have a ton of visual noise.

7

Rent stabilization is only applicable to units costing $2500 or less (regardless of size), in buildings built between February 1, 1947 and January 1, 1974.

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Because morality is not applicable to anything beyond human experience.

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So things that we find in Bangladesh may become applicable at a global scale.

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Yet they ignore the progress that has been made in other models of computation since, and many algorithmic improvements of the last decades are not applicable.

11

Failure to abide applicable foreign laws.

12

I can't see how JSR argument is applicable here.

Quote examples

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A is an example of "you can do what you want to *your own citizens when it doesn't affect the sovereign rights of other countries", so it's not applicable (IE if the US started taxing french citizens, you'd have a point) b and c are examples of mutually-agreed treaties/agreements.

Proper noun examples

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Applicable accomplishments in reverse chronological sequence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use applicable in a sentence?

It was in Java classes though, never heard of it being needed elsewhere, but the concept is generally applicable.

What does applicable mean?

Suitable for application, relevant.

What part of speech is applicable?

applicable is commonly used as adjective.