use up
verb
used up; using up; uses up
: to exhaust of strength or useful properties
land that has been used up
Examples of use up in a Sentence
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
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Once a simple way to use up overripe fruit, banana bread has evolved into one of the most versatile and popular comfort foods around.
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This should use up half the mixture.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Once a simple way to use up overripe fruit, banana bread has evolved into one of the most versatile and popular comfort foods around.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Cold Stone Creamery Members of the My Cold Stone Club get a coupon for use up until a week after their birthdays.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
This should use up half the mixture.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for use up
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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