utilitarian

Example Sentences

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Elizabeth’s daywear of utilitarian elegance spanned every color of the rainbow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The Metro report cautioned the concepts “are in the early planning stage,” so L.A. might get an extravagant walking path, a utilitarian one, or none at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Today, Mumbai is yet again a city in rapid flux - its building code governed by real estate moguls trying to maximise the floor space index, giving way to utilitarian rather than stylistic considerations.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

My costume for traveling was utilitarian if a trifle bizarre.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck