used-up
Example Sentences
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Bigger tax returns this year will help boost consumer spending and the federal government is expected to spend more to replenish supplies used up in the Iran conflict.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
I had a lengthy book signing, and by the end of it all I had used up what little extroversion I had and needed to replenish those reserves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Other officials disputed that Sacks was demoted, and Sacks told Bloomberg TV that he had used up the days he was allowed to work as AI and crypto czar as a special government employee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But with the herd producing up to 6,000 gallons of slurry a day, any breathing space can be quickly used up.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
And he sure lit out the way he’d come when Grandma fired just over his ragged ears, as he’d probably used up eight lives already.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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