use to

phrase

—used to say that something existed or repeatedly happened in the past but does not exist or happen now

—used with did

Did you use to work there?

It didn't use to be like that.

He didn't use to smoke.

Examples of use to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Georgia’s public school students who graduated this spring scored better than public school students nationwide on the SAT, the exam many colleges use to gauge potential academic performance. — Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The idea, at first, was to send people off with a special-edition Jibbitz, the snap-on charm Crocs wearers use to personalize their shoes. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Ankara wants countries to collectively agree to raise the global share of electricity in total energy use to 35% by 2035 — up from 23% today — at the COP31 climate summit Türkiye is hosting in November. — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Then, of course, there is tokenmaxxing—the trend of maximal AI use to climb a corporate leaderboard or catch the AI wave at all costs. — Paul Deraval, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for use to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue