1
: capable of being put to use
especially
: serviceable for an end or purpose
useful tools
2
: of a valuable or productive kind
do something useful with your life
Examples of useful in a Sentence
Does anyone have any useful suggestions?
It can be useful to know CPR.
The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.
She has become one of the team's most useful players.
Why don't you do something useful with your life?
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Ndiaye likes coming inside on his stronger right foot, while McNeil is more useful going on the outside and using his left.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But wolves can be useful on the land, killing deer and elk that have contracted chronic wasting disease (CWD).
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
The counter-argument is that particularly during times of uncertainty, perhaps an update more than once a year is useful.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Vitamin A is most useful for measles support in people who have a specific deficiency, and studies suggesting its use mainly draw on evidence from low-income countries where that deficiency is common.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But wolves can be useful on the land, killing deer and elk that have contracted chronic wasting disease (CWD).
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
The counter-argument is that particularly during times of uncertainty, perhaps an update more than once a year is useful.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Related article When speaking with vaccine-hesitant patients, pediatricians turn to these tips
Vitamin A is most useful for measles support in people who have a specific deficiency, and studies suggesting its use mainly draw on evidence from low-income countries where that deficiency is common.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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