@apply not taking multiple values in a line

[techdomain0502]

@apply inline-block px-5 py-3 rounded-lg text-sm uppercase tracking-wider font-semibold;

error:
{
"resource": "/home/sachin/Documents/Study/html/tailwindproject/css/tailwind.css",
"owner": "generated_diagnostic_collection_name#1",
"code": "css-semicolonexpected",
"severity": 8,
"message": "semi-colon expected",
"source": "css",
"startLineNumber": 5,
"startColumn": 23,
"endLineNumber": 5,
"endColumn": 27
}
semi-colon expected

But when i write mutiple @apply it works like in
.btn{
@apply some class
@apply some class
}
like this it works