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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / yuz, yust, yus /


NOUN
custom
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Usage

What is another way to say use? The verb use is a general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

Example Sentences

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Canada is joining more countries that are imposing or considering age restrictions on social-media use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Richards’ ankle was so swollen after the injury that he had to use crutches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

On the southern route to Everest there are four camps established above the main Base Camp, which climbers typically use as resting and acclimatisation points.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

JPMorgan, for example, points out that more leveraged single-stock exchange-traded funds, which use options to magnify returns, were launched in the past year than for any other category.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Only the 20-lb molcajete, which is secured with straps on the food-prep counter, shows any signs of use; fine particles of corn are embedded between the basalt grain in the molcajete’s bowl.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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