usefulness
noun
use·ful·ness
ˈyüs-fəl-nəs 
: the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
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Examples of usefulness in a Sentence
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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So much of her sense of self is drawn from usefulness.
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
Such vulnerabilities suggest obvious limitations in AI’s usefulness in wartime.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
Economic and political elites must decide whether a more integrated, globalized world is still an intermediate goal worth pursuing or whether globalization’s usefulness has passed.
—Dev Patel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
Laws forcing innovative firms to conduct exhaustive tests over a span of decades to prove usefulness and safety are one possible measure.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
Such vulnerabilities suggest obvious limitations in AI’s usefulness in wartime.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
Economic and political elites must decide whether a more integrated, globalized world is still an intermediate goal worth pursuing or whether globalization’s usefulness has passed.
—Dev Patel, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
Laws forcing innovative firms to conduct exhaustive tests over a span of decades to prove usefulness and safety are one possible measure.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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