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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Batteries Improve Usefulness Of Wind, Solar Simply, wind is cheap and as battery storage improves, so does its usefulness.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.
—Health, 14 July 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research NO: Firms do not advertise to raise costs but engage in marketing to inform the public (especially doctors writing prescriptions) of the drug’s usefulness.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Matheus Nunes made a decent fist of playing there in the final weeks of the season, and Rico Lewis will remain another option despite his usefulness in a functioning midfield.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.
—Health, 14 July 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research NO: Firms do not advertise to raise costs but engage in marketing to inform the public (especially doctors writing prescriptions) of the drug’s usefulness.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Matheus Nunes made a decent fist of playing there in the final weeks of the season, and Rico Lewis will remain another option despite his usefulness in a functioning midfield.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 June 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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