usefulness
noun
use·ful·ness
ˈyüs-fəl-nəs 
: the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
Examples of usefulness in a Sentence
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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While all these activities demonstrated the humanoids’ ability to handle simple, gentle tasks, the robot showed its industrial usefulness in a video, pulling a cart loaded with three humans weighing around 551 pounds.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
After all, semaglutide has been granted permission to treat chronic conditions like kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, and further studies are looking at its usefulness to combat addiction and much more.
—New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2025
The order must relate to military duty, which includes all activities reasonably necessary to accomplish a military mission, or safeguard or promote the morale, discipline, and usefulness of members of a command and directly connected with the maintenance of good order in the service.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Like the penny, the nickel is limited in its usefulness.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
After all, semaglutide has been granted permission to treat chronic conditions like kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, and further studies are looking at its usefulness to combat addiction and much more.
—New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2025
The order must relate to military duty, which includes all activities reasonably necessary to accomplish a military mission, or safeguard or promote the morale, discipline, and usefulness of members of a command and directly connected with the maintenance of good order in the service.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Like the penny, the nickel is limited in its usefulness.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usefulness. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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