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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The bump pushed Netflix’s share of all TV use up to 8.3 percent, versus 7.5 percent in May.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Plus, the microfiber mop pad is washable and can be used up to 30 times.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 9 July 2025
The gel formula can be used up to three times a week.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The Pentagon has also sent more missile defense assets into the Middle East since Israel began its largest ever conflict with Iran last week, causing worries about the U.S. too quickly using up its own interceptors, according to the Journal.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Plus, the microfiber mop pad is washable and can be used up to 30 times.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 9 July 2025
The gel formula can be used up to three times a week.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The Pentagon has also sent more missile defense assets into the Middle East since Israel began its largest ever conflict with Iran last week, causing worries about the U.S. too quickly using up its own interceptors, according to the Journal.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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 19 Jul. 2025.
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