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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All physical processes in your body use up calories, and that includes sweating.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
First, a large plant generally uses up more water than a small one, all else equal.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
This project first launched in April 2024 when county staff proposed to use up to $5 million from the Affordable Housing Incentive General Fund Reserve and up to $5 million from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Affordable Housing Ordinance programs.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jennie Murray, CEO of the National Immigration Forum, said chasing tips of unknown quality could use up valuable resources that are already stretched thin.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
First, a large plant generally uses up more water than a small one, all else equal.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
This project first launched in April 2024 when county staff proposed to use up to $5 million from the Affordable Housing Incentive General Fund Reserve and up to $5 million from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Affordable Housing Ordinance programs.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
More:Donald Trump picks Tom Homan, former head of immigration enforcement, to be 'border czar'
'Turn against their neighbor'
Jennie Murray, CEO of the National Immigration Forum, said chasing tips of unknown quality could use up valuable resources that are already stretched thin.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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