put (something) to (good) use

idiom

: to use (something) in an effective way

I'm looking forward to putting my new skills to use.

Thanks for the donation. We'll put it to good use.

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Breaking, the newest Olympic sport, will take place at La Concorde and will share the area with 3x3 basketball, skateboarding and freestyle BMX. Sporting pedigree The City of Light also already possesses a selection of permanent sporting venues that will be put to use during the Olympics. —

Sam Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2024 Technology integration is being put to use to make the workplace both more comfortable and energy efficient. —

Dan Drogman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Like Ang Lee and, in a different way, Francis Ford Coppola, Zemeckis has become consumed with the promise of technology to advance cinema, all of it perversely put to use on behalf of storytelling that’s haphazard, unengaging, or downright backwards looking. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 Former employees have also questioned how the guidelines were put to use. —

T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put (something) to (good) use

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