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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However, the four teams in question failed to comply with the revised curfew, leading them to use up one of the four exemptions teams receive in a season.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
But that pot will be used up in 2027, and doubts have grown recently about the Trump administration’s commitment to European allies.
—Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
As before, no new money is created when original savings are used up.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Pedro Neto has been used up front recently as forward Nicolas Jackson is also sidelined.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
But that pot will be used up in 2027, and doubts have grown recently about the Trump administration’s commitment to European allies.
—Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
As before, no new money is created when original savings are used up.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Pedro Neto has been used up front recently as forward Nicolas Jackson is also sidelined.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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