usefully
Example Sentences
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As senator—he was elected in 2002—his hand was usefully evident in education, conservation and healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In its willingness to usefully engage with our everyday ugliness, “The Drama” is the boldest mainstream American film in years.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
The characters are too particular on the one hand, and the mean girls trope too familiar on the other, to usefully generalize into a statement about the plight of teenage girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Paradoxically, to the extent the law can be usefully deployed as a tactic, the 14th Amendment itself is a tactical enterprise that exists to protect us from tyranny.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2024
The geographic boundaries of the political/social spheres that could usefully be grouped as “Europe” or “China” fluctuated over the centuries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
