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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / yuz, yust, yus /


NOUN
custom
Synonyms






Usage

What is another way to say use? The verb use is a general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

Example Sentences

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Decisions taking too long, celebrations being put on hold while deliberations take place, confusion as goals are given - or ruled out - for marginal reasons, denying referees the ability to use their own common sense.

From BBC

Parents expressed concern about the volume of personal information tied to photo orders — including names, grades, teachers and school affiliation — alongside broader anxiety over how data might be used or shared.

From Salon

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said.

From BBC

What used to be an alliance of kindred souls is viewed by both sides today as a marriage of convenience, loveless and lacking basic trust.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sweden alleged that Canada’s double-touches circumvented electronic monitoring equipment, which uses sensors on the handle of the stone but not the stone itself.

From The Wall Street Journal