How to Use agency in a Sentence

agency

noun
  • The employment agency helps those who have been recently laid off find jobs.
  • The agency said the process twisted the star into a donut-like shape in the process.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Still, the Panthers need to add pieces to this unit through free agency and the draft.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024
  • That has been a part of sports since the advent of free agency.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • More new faces will be on the way as the latter waves of free agency hit the shore.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Here's who the Colts have signed, kept and lost since free agency opened in March.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In a press release, the agency said the the victim was Jade Monique Thomas, 49.
    — Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2024
  • He is survived by his wife of 66 years, per the news agency.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • So why not start with the top one available in free agency?
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Not much is known about the substance, the agency said, but urged the public to stay away from it.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • By 1976, his protest had brought an end to the old order with the advent of free agency.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The agency said the drop in tourism is costing the entire state $9 million per day.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The offensive line can be rebuilt through free agency and the draft, and the Bears will have a lot of work to do.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • In the press release, the agency specified that the 18-year-olds would be tried as adults.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final phase of the agency's challenge.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 May 2023
  • That shouldn’t change because of the Bears’ next head coach or what happens in free agency.
    — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Free agency and the new league year gets underway March 12 and the Vikings have $60 million in cap space.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Ortiz was a 10-year veteran of the agency and a Navy corpsman who served in the Iraq war.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Starr said agencies use informants to catch a big fish.
    — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The agency grounded 171 of the planes the day after the Alaska Airlines accident.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The agency said the infractions are part of a pattern at the facility for over a decade.
    — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • By February, the couple had signed their contracts to work with the agency.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • And in truly dire straits, leave the feeding and management to the state agency and leave the animals alone.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Among success stories, the agency cites the example of the barrier reefs in Belize, which were added to the list in 2009.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • It’s also spread throughout Asia and to Canada and Europe, per the agency.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • The agency said that 2022 saw the most people in five years arrive from Libya, the main departure point in northern Africa.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Not without an influx of talent both in the lottery and free agency.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 25 Apr. 2023
  • All wireless phones should receive the message only once, the agencies said.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • At the same time, Melanie Krause and the agency's leadership team are well positioned to serve during this critical period for the nation in advance of the April tax deadline.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • By Missal's count, the VA inspector general's oversight resulted in $45 billion being saved at the agency during his tenure.
    — arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025

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