PRACTICAL in a Sentence

Learn PRACTICAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
400 example sentences for PRACTICAL, such as:
1. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
2. He was, however, above all things practical.
3. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
4. This always pleased the eminently practical friend.
5. Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PRACTICAL
practical
 a.  having or put to a practical purpose or use
 a.  guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Why, man, it is the most practical medico-legal discovery for years.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Knows nothing of practical gardening.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
4  Those rules of deduction laid down in that article which aroused your scorn, are invaluable to me in practical work.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
5  I CONFESS that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion's theories.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
6  They evidently failed to appreciate the fact, which I had begun to realize, that Sherlock Holmes' smallest actions were all directed towards some definite and practical end.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
7  He was a man of a practical turn of mind, keen in his dealings and skilful with his hands.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
8  He was, however, above all things practical.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
9  He had a particular pride in the phrase eminently practical, which was considered to have a special application to him.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
10  Whatsoever the public meeting held in Coketown, and whatsoever the subject of such meeting, some Coketowner was sure to seize the occasion of alluding to his eminently practical friend Gradgrind.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
11  This always pleased the eminently practical friend.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
12  A year or two younger than his eminently practical friend, Mr. Bounderby looked older; his seven or eight and forty might have had the seven or eight added to it again, without surprising anybody.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
13  He stopped just as his eminently practical friend, still accompanied by the two young culprits, entered the room.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
14  Mr. Bounderby being restrained by this mild suggestion, Mr. Gradgrind found an opening for his eminently practical exposition of the subject.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
15  He had become a practical man himself and an amazingly astute and powerful one, a master.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
Example Sentence: (190 in 13 pages)
1  The committee will need to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals if it is to achieve results.
2  The time you spend on it doesn't, for all practical purposes, affect the final result.
3  It's important to apply research in a practical way and not leave it on the shelf.
4  Candidates should have training and practical experience in basic electronics.
5  You must have a good education, but practical training is equally important.
6  From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
7  They wanted to design a machine that was both attractive and practical.
8  The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
9  The consumption of ducks has increased in recent years, so it may be practical to define the various classes of ducks.
10  They've agreed in theory, but now we need to discuss practical matters.
11  Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.
12  Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical.
13  For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.
14  She has theoretical knowledge of teaching, but no practical experience.
15  Qualifications are important but practical experience is always an advantage.