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
Recent Examples on the Web
All the buildable land has been used up for market-rate housing.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Repeat to create as many melon balls as are needed for your recipe or to use up all of the flesh.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
Salamanders can also essentially shut their bodies down during droughts to use up less energy and water.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Denver’s law was followed by a similar one statewide, which banned single-use plastic bags as of this January, although retailers were allowed to use up pre-existing stock through May.
—Karoline Leonard, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Repeat to create as many melon balls as are needed for your recipe or to use up all of the flesh.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
Salamanders can also essentially shut their bodies down during droughts to use up less energy and water.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Denver’s law was followed by a similar one statewide, which banned single-use plastic bags as of this January, although retailers were allowed to use up pre-existing stock through May.
—Karoline Leonard, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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