useful

In their hands it became a weapon to justify their agendas — or at least a useful tool to expand their movements.

The defendant, of Old School Close in Banks, is charged with three counts of murder, 10 of attempted murder, possession of a knife, production of biological toxin, ricin, and possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism.

These include collecting and communicating information useful to an enemy, namely Iran; collecting the names of Special Forces soldiers that would be useful for terrorism and perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

He’s also a veteran lawmaker with legislative skills that could prove useful to Trump.

They were just a useful punching bag for fascist leaders, who needed a hate object to dangle in front of their deluded supporters.