use up
verb
used up; using up; uses up
: to exhaust of strength or useful properties
land that has been used up
Examples of use up in a Sentence
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
Recent Examples on the Web
While all game cartridges on the first Nintendo Switch had the entire game natively stored on them, and thus didn't use up your precious internal storage like a digital version would, many Switch 2 game cartridges are actually key-cards.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Paul, somehow now already 31 years old, has been a useful player on a good Tampa team for a long time, including producing two 20-goal, 40-point seasons when he was used up the lineup with some of their stars in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Remove dying blooms and seed capsules to prevent unnecessary seed development that can use up the plant’s nutrients and energy.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
The fund was amended last year to allow the agency to use up to one-third of it – or about $108 million – to meet cash flow needs, pending approval from the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
30 June 2026
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Paul, somehow now already 31 years old, has been a useful player on a good Tampa team for a long time, including producing two 20-goal, 40-point seasons when he was used up the lineup with some of their stars in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Remove dying blooms and seed capsules to prevent unnecessary seed development that can use up the plant’s nutrients and energy.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
The fund was amended last year to allow the agency to use up to one-third of it – or about $108 million – to meet cash flow needs, pending approval from the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
30 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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