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