1
: capable of being put to use
especially
: serviceable for an end or purpose
useful tools
2
: of a valuable or productive kind
do something useful with your life
Examples of useful in a Sentence
Does anyone have any useful suggestions?
It can be useful to know CPR.
The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.
She has become one of the team's most useful players.
Why don't you do something useful with your life?
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Three variations could provide useful insights: Test different premiums.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Fortunately, the city’s tourism agency provides a useful map showing 32 options and how to reach them.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Texans need depth on the interior of the line, and Cox could develop into a useful player.
—Bryce Lazenby, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, an aging, but still useful stadium will sit, basically vacant, while the University of Maryland, just a few exits up the Capital Beltway, is trying to compete in the Big Ten in a substandard ramshackle football stadium completed in 1950.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Fortunately, the city’s tourism agency provides a useful map showing 32 options and how to reach them.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Texans need depth on the interior of the line, and Cox could develop into a useful player.
—Bryce Lazenby, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, an aging, but still useful stadium will sit, basically vacant, while the University of Maryland, just a few exits up the Capital Beltway, is trying to compete in the Big Ten in a substandard ramshackle football stadium completed in 1950.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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