for the use of

idiom

: available to be used by
The pool is for the use of hotel guests only.

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In Oklahoma, Republican voters ousted a longtime incumbent in a state house primary in August after the lawmaker drew criticism for the use of sewage sludge fertilizer on his fields. Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Health officials have yet to call for the use of vaccines against bird flu given that there is no evidence of spread between people, relatively few people have been infected and most infections have been mild. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024 Johnson, of course, is the main protagonist in that controversy, re-stirring the decades-old narrative by explaining just what happened before he was popped for the use of stanazolol, an anabolic steroid which was found in his urine after his world record time of 9.79 for 100 meters. Cory Mull, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The United States has a strong interest in ensuring that Syrian war criminals are caught and convicted, which would send a message to others that there will be no impunity for the use of chemical weapons. Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for the use of 

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“For the use of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20use%20of. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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