make use of

phrase

: to put to use : employ

Students made good use of the new gymnasium.

Examples of make use of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using existing manufacturing assets could allow Cabot to expand its domestic production capacity while making use of infrastructure already at the two locations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

The firm is also no longer pursuing a new business-to-business dry-cleaning business that would have made use of its mammoth cleaning operation. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie took turns to ensure the Napoli ball boys made use of the stadium’s running track before Arsenal’s attention turned to one particular area of the pitch. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The operation closed in the 1990s, but some 20 years later, his friends encouraged him to make use of the lucky address and start a freight-forwarding shop, Patenaude said. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for make use of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove