How to Use applicant in a Sentence

applicant

noun
  • We interviewed 30 qualified applicants for the job.
  • What jobs had the wages, but not the applicants?
    — Keonna Yearwood-Branch, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
  • The applicant needs to match her hair, height and body type.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Being able to code no longer makes an applicant stand out.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So for job applicants, the concern is what comes next.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Some of the city's charter schools made applicants take tests, too.
    — Aubri Juhasz, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There are two ways that applicants could invest.
    — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Each applicant has a less than 1% chance of winning a green card.
    — Ava Sasani, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2021
  • There is no limit to the grant amount any one applicant can receive.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 26 July 2022
  • The city said it had been approached with the plan by an unnamed applicant.
    — Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Taking too long to hire can mean an applicant may go elsewhere.
    — Joseph Pisani, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The Snowballs put out an open call for applicants late last year.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The set-up fee may be waived for lower-income applicants.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • Some jobs require applicants to be at least 21 years old.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Some jobs require applicants to be at least 21 years old.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
  • The first wave will number five thousand kits, shipped free to applicants in high-need zip codes.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Half of the applicants face denial, sometimes more than once.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
  • So far, she's heard back from applicants as young as 19 and as old as 78.
    — Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The applicant can then select one of the options to move forward with.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • More than half of its recent applicants had a weight-loss focus on their website.
    — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Some applicants may be kept at the border while their cases are processed.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • The state will set up a waitlist order for the other applicants.
    — April 5, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Fewer than a third of applicants are approved, and the process often takes years.
    — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The program covers the applicant and his or her spouse and children.
    — Courtney McBride, WSJ, 11 June 2021
  • There’s a search function that allows applicants to find jobs for either park.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Staff will review applicants, then ask for proposals from the top three firms.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • More than a month passed before the first Broward applicant received funds.
    — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Hrvatin said the other woman applicant is in the background check phase.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Cederquist then gave this applicant a passing score.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The applicant must have been a minor when the offense occurred.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2021

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