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for the use of

idiom

: available to be used by
The pool is for the use of hotel guests only.

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The weeks when the ice was too thin or rotten to walk on, and yet too present for the use of boats, were a time of patience, of comfort with uncertainty, of rest. Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Mills, who was 31 at the time of the shooting, was also charged with a felony for the use of a dangerous weapon, according to Milwaukee County Jail records reviewed by PEOPLE. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 In exchange for the use of their land, his neighbors get a basket of produce weekly during the growing season. Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025 The new rules apply to city streets, sidewalks, public paths set aside for the use of bicycles and other property under the city’s jurisdiction. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for the use of

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“For the use of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20use%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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