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How to use used in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, adjective

Used means in used to. Example: “The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.”

Examples of used by meaning

adjectiveThat is or has or have been used.

  • The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
  • Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too.2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847

adjectiveThat has or have previously been owned by someone else.

  • He bought a used car.

More sentences with used

  • The man used his watch as barter to pay for his tab.From the entry barter
  • What's the English for 'à peu près'? It depends: how is it being used?From the entry english
  • We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.From the entry today
  • The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.From the entry acceptation
  • My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."From the entry one
  • The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.From the entry language
  • The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.From the entry weapon
  • They make beef stock from the butchery scraps that they otherwise might not have used.From the entry stock
  • Things around here are just a little more country than what he's used to.From the entry country
  • I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.From the entry now
  • This site on North Street used to be the market, until it was redeveloped.From the entry market
  • I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.From the entry time
  • My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.From the entry burp
  • Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.From the entry money
  • This building used to be a church before being converted into a library.From the entry church
  • They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.From the entry twig
  • She used a jack to lift her car and changed the tire.From the entry jack
  • He used to be at Lehman Brothers. Now he's at Merrill Lynch.From the entry at
  • Various types of concrete have been used in the construction of this highway.From the entry concrete
  • Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.From the entry quantity
  • Residents used the public meeting to air their concerns about the poor state of the roads.From the entry air
  • My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.From the entry chair
  • He used a chainsaw to cut through the fallen tree on the roadway.From the entry chainsaw
  • The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.From the entry god
  • I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy.From the entry friend
  • I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch.From the entry touch
  • He used technical jargon but I managed to catch the drift of his argument.From the entry jargon
  • I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.From the entry there
  • A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.From the entry blow
  • Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.From the entry break
  • It was the kind of shop you used to get in most small towns.From the entry get
  • All the little shops that used to be here are now gone.From the entry gone
  • For a while I used to grind demons and try to get the count higher.From the entry grind
  • I used to listen to that song all the time, but it hits different(ly) now.From the entry hit
  • I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.From the entry light
  • I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut.From the entry rod
  • He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.From the entry bug

Meaning of used

  1. verb In used to.
  2. adjective That is or has or have been used.
  3. adjective That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

Full definition of used

Questions about used in a sentence

How do you use used in a sentence?
Used is used as a verb and adjective. For example: “The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.”
What is a short sentence with used?
“He bought a used car.”
What does used mean?
Used means in used to.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: used (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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