How to Use use in a Sentence

use

1 of 2 verb

• Who used the last match?
• Did you use all the eggs?
• I need to use the phone when you're done.
• The machine is easy to use.
• He used his time there well.
• After the accident, she could no longer use her legs.
• Which accountant do you use?
• We use only organic fertilizers on our farm.
• They make paper using traditional Japanese methods.
• This can be used for any sport.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• Anne-Marie doesn’t use words like that.
  — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
• This is the perfect way to use them.
  — Christopher Kostow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
• Wouldn’t even use a credit card.
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
• The team didn’t just use a standard wire screen.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
• Some are forced to use their headscarf as a makeshift pad.
  — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
• The best gifts are thoughtful and can be used all year round.
  — Amy Stanford, Parents, 1 Feb. 2024
• To keep the rope ends from fraying, use a lighter to seal them.
  — Katie Leporte, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2021
• The city’s easy-to-use tram system has stops just two blocks away.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
• Can’t use my phone much yet and have a lot of messages to catch up on.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
• And that’s now a precedent that the Democrats will use.
  — Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Caution should be used when in or near the water.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
• Will people still use it after the first week?
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
• Dampen your cloth in the water and use it to dust.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
• The Avs would be smart to use the rest of this month to try to find it.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026

use

2 of 2 noun

• Doctors have found a new use for the drug.
• According to the dictionary, the word has two uses.
• Two players were suspended for illegal drug use.
• And that was just her phone use.
  — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
• This pie makes use of the whole lemon—skin and all.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Just make sure to bring cash for the $6 day-use fee.
  — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
• My use of time on the court began to change.
  — Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• The area has had many uses over the years.
  — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
• These are the products and use-by dates.
  — Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
• Not every brand will need to make use of each track.
  — Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
• Keep it frozen to prevent spoilage and for easy use.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
• When not in use, these pouches lie flat and are easy to store.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
• Great for use in schools, in the home classroom, and at home.
  — South Florida Parenting, 3 July 2017
• The acorn nuts should be washed and dried before use, then stored.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• There are a few films who make great use of being set in one place.
  — Abigail Rosenthal, Houston Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2020
• That’s a dark era to embrace, just for the sake of ease of use.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2022
• But there are other great uses for them too.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
• But what about making use of all of those food scraps that end up in the trash?
  — Amy Gorin, NBC News, 14 May 2018
• Once opened, the use-it-or-lose-it time frame narrows to about six hours.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2021
• Constant heavy use also speeds up wear and heat buildup.
  — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
• If that’s the case, what use is there for a free press, or for discourse at all?
  — Sean Illing, Vox, 5 Feb. 2019
• But even if a deal were in place, most states would still have to cut their water use.
  — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
• There are also some other handy ways to put a rolling pin to good use.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2020
• One is the cast, which makes great use of its central trio’s talents.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
• But the use of cannabis has been a question asked of politicians for decades.
  — Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2022
• Frankly, talking cost per use, the nail care hack pays for itself.
  — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
• So then if there’s an increase in use, what is the impact to its users?
  — Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
• The use-by date can’t be more than 45 days from the packing date.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
• Bring your wheels to make use of the open space for skating, cycling and more.
  — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
• What are its most promising uses?
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026