Examples of applicant in a Sentence
We interviewed 30 qualified applicants for the job.
have numerous applicants for the job
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The FBI published guidance to help businesses spot when a job applicant may be impersonating someone else during the hiring process.
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Its policies are nearly instant — if approved, applicants don’t need to undergo a medical exam.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Council member Alfredo Castillo is facing five counts of misrepresenting eligibility requirements for voting by absentee ballot and five counts of being present when an absentee ballot applicant executes an absentee ballot and eight counts of possession of ballots and envelopes.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Many applicants reportedly entered the United States without legal inspection, and some were found to have submitted petitions using false information about their age, identity, or nationality, the report claims.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Its policies are nearly instant — if approved, applicants don’t need to undergo a medical exam.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 July 2025
Council member Alfredo Castillo is facing five counts of misrepresenting eligibility requirements for voting by absentee ballot and five counts of being present when an absentee ballot applicant executes an absentee ballot and eight counts of possession of ballots and envelopes.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Many applicants reportedly entered the United States without legal inspection, and some were found to have submitted petitions using false information about their age, identity, or nationality, the report claims.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applicant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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applicant
noun
ap·pli·cant
ˈap-li-kənt 
: one who applies for something
an applicant for work
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