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

Soon after, he started seeing his current partner Wang Chunxia, although Mr Junmin suggested to the paper the love was only "utilitarian" and that she hadn't "entered" his heart.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Once the armor is on, I strap on my weaponry: scims and daggers of Serric steel, razor-sharp and graceful, especially compared to the dull, utilitarian weapons we've used until now.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir