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
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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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But if you’re just getting started in AI, those useful lists can start to feel overwhelming.
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Tesori found that to be incredibly useful when composing the musical’s sound.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
For those interested in investing in this segment of the market, technical analysis is useful in determining which of the two stocks may be better positioned.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Tesori found that to be incredibly useful when composing the musical’s sound.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
For those interested in investing in this segment of the market, technical analysis is useful in determining which of the two stocks may be better positioned.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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