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have use for

VERB
need
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call for demand desire lack require
STRONG
claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn
WEAK
be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to hurt for suffer privation yen for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
have not want
STRONG
abjure despise dislike give hate
WEAK
do not want

Example Sentences

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“Scrap” is a mesmerizing and thoughtful documentary about what humans do when we no longer have use for something large and metal — like a car, an airplane or a ship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

If you arrived without your own vehicle, you might have use for one of the island’s most charming quirks: the car stop.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

How that transition will work — and even whether the contemporary music industry will have use for a 63-year-old studio built for acoustic jazz — is an open question.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Ridley joked that she could have use for her costume in the future.

From Fox News • Dec. 18, 2019

“I have use for this money,” I said, folding my pants, and tucking them under the pillow.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane