use up
Example Sentences
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The early 2000s saw the arrival of coconut water, once seen as way to use up a byproduct from coconut cream that caught on years later.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Blume has floated the possibility of VW's European plants making the company's Chinese-designed cars to use up spare capacity and also said that production for defence contractors could be an option.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Within an hour, I conjured a performance review, a project postmortem and a meal plan engineered to satisfy a picky toddler and use up every veggie in my fridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
There are worse ways to use up a can of beans.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
The weather of Winter is so relentless, so near the limit of tolerability even to them with all their cold-adaptations, that perhaps they use up their fighting spirit fighting the cold.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
