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
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An air fryer can use up to 50% less energy than an oven.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
When summer corn is in season, this is a great recipe to use up your bumper crop.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
That oil donation was used up in early May and Cubans are regularly suffering blackouts that last most of the day if not the entire day.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Both of these laundry room appliances use up energy while plugged in, and the dryer in particular can be a serious fire hazard even when not in use.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
When summer corn is in season, this is a great recipe to use up your bumper crop.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
That oil donation was used up in early May and Cubans are regularly suffering blackouts that last most of the day if not the entire day.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Both of these laundry room appliances use up energy while plugged in, and the dryer in particular can be a serious fire hazard even when not in use.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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