plural users
: someone who uses something: such as
a
: a person who uses a product or service
smartphone users
library users
The site has millions of users.
users of the city's transit system
see also end user, user fee, user-friendly, user interface, username
b
: a person who frequently uses alcoholic beverages or narcotics
a drug user
Examples of user in a Sentence
a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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However, senior administration officials became worried that users might be able to circumvent Fable 5’s guardrails — though experts disagreed over the severity of the risk.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The utility attributed the higher costs to broader market dynamics, including more expensive wholesale electricity and growing demand from large users such as manufacturers and data centers across PJM’s 13-state grid.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic also want to build the pipes — to own consumer-facing apps and developer-facing APIs that deliver that content to users.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The utility attributed the higher costs to broader market dynamics, including more expensive wholesale electricity and growing demand from large users such as manufacturers and data centers across PJM’s 13-state grid.
—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic also want to build the pipes — to own consumer-facing apps and developer-facing APIs that deliver that content to users.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for user
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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