How to Use practice in a Sentence

practice

1 of 2 verb

• Have you been practicing your lines for the play?
• To be a good musician, you have to practice a lot.
• Practice what you preach—don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.
• Grandmother taught us to practice good manners.
• She had to practice flying in various weather conditions before she could get her pilot's license.
• Come to practice, meet the team.
  — Evan Moore november 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
• None of the three practiced this week.
  — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• They must be practiced and earned.
  — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 10 June 2026
• Just watch these guys practice.
  — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• Achane hasn’t practiced all week.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
• But Rice can’t practice or be on the field.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
• Austin Reaves doesn’t practice that shot.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
• The wheel is so rare, but the Phillies practice it.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Will the Avs make those days off when the club practices?
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
• None of the three players practiced this week.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
• Pearsall did not practice or speak with the media.
  — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Have a home fire escape plan and practice at-home fire drills.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• My parents did not have to force me (to practice).
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
• It is practiced, a thing of nature.
  — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
• Did the artists practice in the soil, on rocks outside the cave?
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
• Wrestlers pair off, practicing moves at light speed.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
• Think of it as one of the best ways to practice a little self-care.
  — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026
• Powell once showed up to practice with his right arm in a cast and a sling.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
• Corbin wore her jersey to practice.
  — Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
• It can be learned, practiced and strengthened.
  — Nicole Hockley, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
• Be sure to practice heat safety.
  — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
• Through it all, the growth of dating apps has changed how courtship is practiced.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
• Ramos practiced angles, routes and throws.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
• Young practiced for the first time in five days on Wednesday.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
• No coach can be a fan of practicing against the unknown.
  — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026

practice

2 of 2 noun

• I'm sure you'll learn your lines for the play with enough practice.
• Burial practices vary around the world.
• The team's practices usually last two hours.
• Being a good musician takes a lot of practice.
• I'm late for trumpet practice.
• They'll get better with practice.
• It is common practice among my friends to not use capital letters in e-mail.
• She has made a practice of volunteering at a homeless shelter one weekend a month.
• The country's poor sanitation practices have led to widespread disease.
• The marching band has practice every Wednesday afternoon.
• What makes this practice so easy?
  — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
• Sue’s own practice came late in life.
  — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 16 May 2026
• The fun didn’t last a full camp practice.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
• For tonight, try some tips from the practice.
  — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 May 2026
• His length stands out on the practice field.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
• Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
  — ABC News, 8 May 2026
• So what are the best practices for doing just that?
  — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
• The weight of Kirk’s death was heavy at practice last week.
  — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
• Denver now has an open spot on its practice squad.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
• The practice works equally well for boys and girls.
  — Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
• Jennings was brought off the practice squad as a fill-in.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
• Here’s how to put her best tips into practice.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
• Both were at a practice this summer.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
• Steer those talks back toward craft and practice.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Here’s why—plus the best ways to put it into practice.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
• So here’s some target practice for you.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• There are two ways AI changes the practice of law.
  — Alexandra Smyth, Fortune, 16 May 2026
• But the practice may not have been as prevalent in recent years.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
• This simple practice keeps food waste down and saves you money over time.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
• Maersk paid the penalty and agreed to end the billing practices.
  — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 June 2026