Practical

//ˈpɹæktɪkəl//

"Practical" in a Sentence (18 examples)

It's practical to have a laptop.

Your suggestion is of no practical use.

As a rule, the more fundamental a new truth, the greater will be its practical possibilities.

You will be disliked by girls if you play practical jokes on them.

Don't carry a practical joke too far.

Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.

The method was too expensive to be practical.

Such skills could be put to many practical uses.

The English are a practical people.

The English are said to be a practical people.

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Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.

Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.

Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.

Recruits will be taught in-depth electrical and mechanical engineering as well as gaining practical experience in rail maintenance.

All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.

Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.

Practicals are used onstage as they would be used in real life. If the sound cue is to be from a radio or television, give qualities to the recording that will maintain the sense of the medium.

A naturalistic set is normally dressed with all the furnishings and props to be found in a real room. This includes electric light fittings which, when they actually light, are known as practicals.

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