use up
Example Sentences
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There are worse ways to use up a can of beans.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
It is approved for use up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
If enacted, the law would go into effect in January 2028 to give manufacturers time to use up current stock and adjust packaging and ingredients as they see fit, Berman said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Or when utility bills skyrocket because data centers use up enormous energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
“We’ll use up this stuff first,” he said, as I set a pan of snow on the stove to melt.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
