1
: capable of being put to use
especially
: serviceable for an end or purpose
useful tools
2
: of a valuable or productive kind
do something useful with your life
Examples of useful in a Sentence
Does anyone have any useful suggestions?
It can be useful to know CPR.
The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.
She has become one of the team's most useful players.
Why don't you do something useful with your life?
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
The inventory is more useful than the checklist.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
One honest budget check can keep the idea useful instead of impulsive.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
Quarles told Newsweek that thermal offerings are a useful proxy for quality.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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