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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One such sub-topic in the world of renewables is wave energy, the production of useful energy from sea and ocean waves.
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John Werner, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But another useful comparison might be the playbook that Musk follows from space programs for his company SpaceX.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
To everyone’s surprise, the phytoplankton were not asleep either: Hoppe measured higher levels of the pigment chlorophyll—a useful proxy for active photosynthesis—in the seawater than anyone expected.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Ash is among a number of LGBTQ+ travelers who said the changes have left them questioning whether those State Department recommendations are useful or trustworthy.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But another useful comparison might be the playbook that Musk follows from space programs for his company SpaceX.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
To everyone’s surprise, the phytoplankton were not asleep either: Hoppe measured higher levels of the pigment chlorophyll—a useful proxy for active photosynthesis—in the seawater than anyone expected.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Ash is among a number of LGBTQ+ travelers who said the changes have left them questioning whether those State Department recommendations are useful or trustworthy.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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