How to Use usage in a Sentence

usage

noun
  • Seat belt usage in the state is now mandatory.
  • Restaurant dishes must be able to withstand rough usage.
  • I came across an uncommon usage I'd like to discuss with you.
  • This word occurs in casual usage.
  • Are the coaches eyeing the future with Justin Fields’ usage?
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Between washing clothes and freshening up bedding and blankets, the washer and dryer get heavy usage this time of year.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Airing on Fridays, the series has drawn a predictably modest initial audience on one of the lowest TV usage nights of the week.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2022
  • For example, online banks often provide free checking accounts with several perks such as free ATM usage and free checks.
    Ken Tumin, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The games against the Giants — even with Seattle the usage went up.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Save Honolua Coalition has tried for years to have the State control boat usage of the bay.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • His usage will likely be based on the concepts of each play.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
  • Plus: Looking at BYU’s usage of the transfer portal and what the trends show.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Smith plays tall and lacks the anchor and hand usage to keep from being mashed out of gaps by double-teams.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
  • That’s the highest usage rate Butler has finished a game with since a Dec. 16 win over the Chicago Bulls.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2024
  • That typically works out to about five or six weeks of the year, but users aren’t capped at that amount of usage.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • Read the product label and follow all the usage guidelines.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The undisclosed usage of AI will become the lip-syncing scandal of the future.
    Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2023
  • Since Christmas, that clutch-time usage has dipped to eight percent.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
  • He’s also slightly upped the usage on his sweeper, throwing it 7% of the time, up from 1% last year.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
  • With the push of a button and about five minutes of usage five times a week, your skin should look and feel refreshed within weeks.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This allows for prolonged usage that could keep the watch running for 18 years.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Howard said whenever there is free time, the consoles are in heavy usage.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Below are five of their responses to the question: What does the smartphone, and our usage of the smartphone, look like in 10 years?
    WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023
  • To increase usage of statins, Pollock said changing the perception of the drug is key.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The region is the driest it’s been in 1,200 years, which has forced dramatic cuts to water usage.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
  • That’s yet another reason to be open with your child about its usage.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Hiya says that amount stands to go up as the usage of generative AI gains traction.
    IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2024
  • He’s pitched only 10 innings over those three starts, with the Mets being careful of his usage.
    Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
  • Power providers already have granular data on power usage and grid performance in their service regions.
    Chuanyi Ji, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
  • We are focused on certain areas like usage of organic chemicals and sustainable materials for our production processes to have better ethical manufacturing process.
    Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2024

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