use up
Example Sentences
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“Don’t use up your energy! And don’t tire the donkey, or it will stop and refuse to move!”
From Literature
He felt achy, like he’d been running, and all his muscles were used up.
From Literature
"We had set aside a small amount of money at home that helped us at first, but after a year almost all of it is used up," she said.
From Barron's
The cooling systems are projected to use up to 33 billion gallons of water by 2028 per year.
From Los Angeles Times
But the Czech had used up her reserves and ran out of fight as Anisimova moved up a gear to win the final two games and the match.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
