How to Use agency in a Sentence

agency

noun
  • The employment agency helps those who have been recently laid off find jobs.
  • That could come via free agency or the draft.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The teams still do not know when free agency will open.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The crash then caused the car to catch on fire, the agency added.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The deputy had been with the agency for more than 9 years.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The band slammed the agency at a concert last month.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That has been a part of sports since the advent of free agency.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s how to narrow your search for the best agency.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • But starting a new agency from scratch doesn't come cheap.
    — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Free agency is weak, so the best bet will be the trade market.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • And what the agency tracks should be tied to your brand’s business goals.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • And our agency has been amazing.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Washburn is an agency that's been boots-on-the-ground for kids for years.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • More new faces will be on the way as the latter waves of free agency hit the shore.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • John Brebbia was a bust in free agency.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Most agencies file this data away in client folders and move on.
    — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Here’s the latest Sky news in free agency.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Some parts of the agency would be nearly hollowed out.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Now that the lab is in house, the agency can test drugs within minutes.
    — Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Midges will die off with the first hard frost, according to the wildlife agency.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There is agency at work in this seduction—not his, not mine, but theirs.
    — Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Adding Evans through free agency feels unfair.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The agency said the process twisted the star into a donut-like shape in the process.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Davis said first responders and state agencies searched the scene through the night.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That could prevent agencies from taking on longer-term projects.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • While there could be other targets in the draft and free agency, those two make sense.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Well, Caitlin, what agencies oversee these cleanups?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • The draft is a month away, and there are still players available via free agency and trade.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Some deer who succumb to the disease don't look sick, the state wildlife agency said.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the Panthers need to add pieces to this unit through free agency and the draft.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024

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