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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Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
By the end of this decade, some studies project, data centers could use up to 12 percent of all the electricity the U.S. produces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Broncos hit on several of their positional targets, used up a big chunk of their roughly $41 million in cap space and currently check in among the top 10 league-wide in total free agency spending (sixth) and total guarantees (eighth) according to OvertheCap’s tracking.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
Despite the 2015 ban on trans fats passed by the US Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers can still use up to a half of gram of trans fat per serving.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
By the end of this decade, some studies project, data centers could use up to 12 percent of all the electricity the U.S. produces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Broncos hit on several of their positional targets, used up a big chunk of their roughly $41 million in cap space and currently check in among the top 10 league-wide in total free agency spending (sixth) and total guarantees (eighth) according to OvertheCap’s tracking.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
Despite the 2015 ban on trans fats passed by the US Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers can still use up to a half of gram of trans fat per serving.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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