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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The strategy of using up existing plastic bags before the law takes effect was also employed by the Save Mart Cos.
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Here are our favorite ways to use up all of those leftover bits.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Between toiletries, clothes, shoes, and electronics, bag space can be used up quickly.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
For those with a sweet tooth, a festive holiday jam with four types of berries will take your breakfasts up a notch and is a great way to use up extra bags of frozen cranberries left over from Thanksgiving.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Here are our favorite ways to use up all of those leftover bits.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Between toiletries, clothes, shoes, and electronics, bag space can be used up quickly.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
For those with a sweet tooth, a festive holiday jam with four types of berries will take your breakfasts up a notch and is a great way to use up extra bags of frozen cranberries left over from Thanksgiving.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.
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