used-up
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“It’s one of the most used-up chord sequences in the history of music,” Lanois says of “Make You Feel’s” descending progression.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023
After sending a payload of 34 small satellites to orbit, the company used a helicopter to catch the 39-foot-long used-up booster stage of the rocket before it splashed into the Pacific Ocean.
From New York Times • May 2, 2022
With much of the planet already "used-up", the world has hard choices to make over how to use land in the most sustainable and effective way.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2022
Heizer, who is given to playful lamentation, complains about what New York is turning him into: “A decaffeinated, used-up, once-was quick-draw cowboy, a sissy boy who eats at Balthazar for lunch.”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 22, 2016
My lungs are tight, they breathe always the same hot, used-up air, the veins on my temples are swollen.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
![]()