in use
Example Sentences
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The company previously weighed the possibility of making a fully autonomous car with a steering wheel and pedals that could be stowed when they’re not in use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
California is also a leader in utilization, with fast chargers in use a healthy 23.1% of the time, second only to Washington, D.C., and Hawaii, according to Paren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Two fires that destroyed 19 homes in Stourbridge were started accidentally in fields where farming machinery was in use, according to West Midlands Fire Service.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Accelerators without Nvidia’s software became obsolete within a few years as models changed, she said, while Nvidia’s own A100 chips, shipped six years ago, are still fully in use.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“So the D-6 in use on the deceased’s boat could have— hypothetically, since it was identical—made a perfect spare for the defendant’s batteries?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
