usefulness
noun
use·ful·ness
ˈyüs-fəl-nəs 
: the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
Examples of usefulness in a Sentence
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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Studies need a bare-minimum number of data points, and if the target number of participants fails to complete a trial, researchers might not be able to calculate anything about the interventions’ usefulness or safety.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
But questions about the efficacy and usefulness of its consumer products have followed it almost from the start.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The federal agency was intended to supplement and complement state and local efforts to improve the quality and usefulness of education, as well as work with the private sector, nonprofit research institutions and others.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Why not do something that is entertaining but also has intellectual integrity and social usefulness?
—James Calvin Davis, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
But questions about the efficacy and usefulness of its consumer products have followed it almost from the start.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The federal agency was intended to supplement and complement state and local efforts to improve the quality and usefulness of education, as well as work with the private sector, nonprofit research institutions and others.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Why not do something that is entertaining but also has intellectual integrity and social usefulness?
—James Calvin Davis, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usefulness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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