in use
Example Sentences
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Once it moved into production, trays wouldn’t release from their molds, cracked when they did or broke during shipping or in use tests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The fires started accidentally in fields in Stourbridge, where farming machinery was in use on the hottest day of the year.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The database at the heart of this case is known as SAVE, Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, and it’s been in use since 1986.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The results became particularly notable when CS18 was paired with cancer drugs that are already in use.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
They’re young, ages three and up, and on the whole they’re funny in the face, not so much in proportion as in use.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
