put (something) to (good) use

idiom

: to use (something) in an effective way

I'm looking forward to putting my new skills to use.

Thanks for the donation. We'll put it to good use.

Examples of put (something) to (good) use in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Squatters' rights go back to the British legal system, where the idea was to ensure abandoned or unused property could be put to good use by people who needed it. —

Carter Evans, CBS News, 24 June 2024 The chief of staff of Iran's army ordered all the resources of the army and the elite Revolutionary Guard to be put to use in the search and rescue operations, Reuters reported. —

Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024 There are energetic costs to making it into a useful form and transporting it to where it's needed, and then there is lost energy when it's being put to use. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024 Listen to this article A historic former courthouse in the South Bronx, abandoned since the 1970s, is on the market for the first time in years, raising hopes that the space may finally be put to use after several false starts. —

Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for put (something) to (good) use

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