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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Lurking within the various plotlines is a critique of the greed and selfishness baked into Baby Boomers and Gen X, who used up the planet’s resources without concern for the fallout faced by their offspring.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 16 of 20 Chicken-And-Rice Soup With Mushrooms
This easy weeknight meal is loaded with flavor and a great way to use up those back of the fridge and pantry ingredients.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Fortunately, the letter X is never used up when incorporated to form a word.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Jackie’s nickname, Leo the Lucky, embodies a lion who not only used up six of his nine lives, but also became an enduring symbol of strength and perseverance.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 16 of 20 Chicken-And-Rice Soup With Mushrooms
This easy weeknight meal is loaded with flavor and a great way to use up those back of the fridge and pantry ingredients.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Fortunately, the letter X is never used up when incorporated to form a word.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Jackie’s nickname, Leo the Lucky, embodies a lion who not only used up six of his nine lives, but also became an enduring symbol of strength and perseverance.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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