use up
verb
used up; using up; uses up
: to exhaust of strength or useful properties
land that has been used up
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Examples of use up in a Sentence
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
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Try to find homes for these items under cabinets, in the pantry, or other places where they can easily be accessed without using up countertop real estate when not in use.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Battery life is used up faster at higher speeds, and with the two 250-lumen spotlights switched on.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
White dwarfs are the core remains of sun-like stars that have used up all their usable nuclear fuel.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
One week in October, the pub used up 215 kegs of Guinness, equivalent to 4,172 pints a day, or six pints every minute.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Battery life is used up faster at higher speeds, and with the two 250-lumen spotlights switched on.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
White dwarfs are the core remains of sun-like stars that have used up all their usable nuclear fuel.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
One week in October, the pub used up 215 kegs of Guinness, equivalent to 4,172 pints a day, or six pints every minute.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for use up
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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