1
: capable of being put to use
especially
: serviceable for an end or purpose
useful tools
2
: of a valuable or productive kind
do something useful with your life
Examples of useful in a Sentence
Does anyone have any useful suggestions?
It can be useful to know CPR.
The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.
She has become one of the team's most useful players.
Why don't you do something useful with your life?
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
While both of these cards carry no annual fee, the Blue Cash Everyday card still comes with several useful statement credits and insurance perks.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Gargantuan spending on data centers, chips, and new models has prompted wary comparisons to past capital-spending booms, from railroads to fiber-optic cables, that built magical and ultimately useful things but ended in tears for those writing the checks.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The exercise tracking made the Gym Monster 2 feel more useful than a non-smart weight machine.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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