On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Used. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as exploited or utilized and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Used in a sentence

Used | Usedom

Used meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of use
  2. In used to.

Synonyms of Used

misused secondhand victimised victimized put-upon ill-used exploited utilised utilized in use old

Example sentences (20)

A cop who was also present during the shooting used colorfully used the term "war zone" when describing the scene.

It is now used mostly as a degreaser, but has been used for industrial and commercial purposes for nearly 100 years.

Bio-printing can also be used to manufacture vascularized “organs-on-chips” that can be used in drug development.

He even claimed that a ratchet being used at this short distance would be no greater a blow than “a fist being used”.

Hopefully, the systems used to generate — and those used as a back-up — will be more up to the team’s standards.

Briggs is the strongest counter to the top character used by pros, so she becomes heavily used in tournaments.

Even though the emission of used uranium is contained within the fuel rod, getting rid of the used uranium causes problems.

A woman has taken to TikTok to express her utter shock at the PoP system used in the US, which is different to what is used in the UK.

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From being used in various superhero suits to weaponry and other practical applications, nanotech has been regularly used throughout the MCU.

From my exam results, I had some money that I used to purchase a wheel at the time and pedals, and that’s what I used to qualify for GT Academy.

I don’t know if she used to look at me like, ‘Oh, she’s South Indian, a new girl’, I don’t know, but that was the energy I used to get (from her).

Chamoy can be used straight from the bottle to go on fruit such as watermelon, cucumbers, melon etc. but can also be used to make a thicker chamoy.

For example, CO2 extraction is often used to produce high-quality CBD oil, while ethanol extraction is used to produce full-spectrum hemp extracts.

Apple is said to have used a protocol called NSPredicateVisitor to shore up the security of its NSPredicate tool, that is used by developers to filter code.

Doom then used this opportunity to steal the Surfer's power cosmic for himself and used his newfound abilities to go on a sinister rampage across the globe.

It emerged that she’d taken £200 worth of Frank’s jewellery to a pawnbrokers and it’s believed they used this money to buy the car used to dispose of the body.

Investigators this week also found chains apparently used for bondage, along with C-clips that can shorten chains or be used to secure a person’s legs or feet, Upton said.

It is never used to denote pounds weight (lb or lbs is used for this) or pounds sterling (for which "£" is used).

Even the make-up used was largely vegan and certified cruelty-free, while the food being served to stars and crew was plant-based - and there is a ban on single-used plastics.

It can be used to determine what products, services, and information are available to you, and it can certainly be used by public and private entities to deny you that access.

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Common combinations with used

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • used to 127×
  • used in 77×
  • be used 64×
  • is used 49×
  • used for 38×
  • used by 31×
  • used as 21×
  • were used 16×
  • used the 16×
  • are used 15×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "used" in a sentence?
An example: "A cop who was also present during the shooting used colorfully used the term "war zone" when describing the scene." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "used" from real English texts.
What does "used" mean?
Used means: simple past and past participle of use
What are synonyms of "used"?
Common synonyms of "used" include: misused, secondhand, victimised, victimized, put-upon, ill-used, exploited, utilised. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "used" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "used", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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