used

Definition:
1. Employed in accomplishing something.
2. Of persons; taken advantage of.
3. Previously used or owned by another.

Use 'used' in a sentence:

• 1. His only big purchase has been a used Ford.
• 2. They're used to stretching their budgets.
• 3. The bridge is used infrequently.
• 4. Would you buy a used car from this man?.
• 5. .a used cotton ball stained with makeup.
• 6. They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol.
• 7. I'm used to getting up early.
• 8. Borrowing used not to be recommended.
• 9. They had got too used to the soft life at home.
• 10. The verb is being used transitively.
• 11. He took some getting used to.
• 12. This is how we do things here. You'll soon get used to it.
• 13. I used to have a companion to that ornament, but I broke it.
• 14. Chlorine is used to disinfect water.
• 15. These terms are used interchangeably.
• 16. I felt used.
• 17. I'm used to having my sleep interrupted.
• 18. The verb is being used intransitively.
• 19. The medicine is used to assuage pain.
• 20. The thief used a false identity.
• 21. The tools will corrode with rust if never used.
• 22. He used his position to enrich himself.
• 23. The police used dogs to track the criminal.
• 24. Some adjectives can only be used attributively.
• 25. Cosmetics are used for adornment.
• 26. People used to come and visit him every day.
• 27. I used to play dominoes there.
• 28. They used copyrighted music without permission.
• 29. Lizzie used to play the violin.
• 30. Medication is used sparingly.
• 31. He took a used envelope bearing an Irish postmark.
• 32. It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it.
• 33. Modern fertilizers should be used judiciously.
• 34. Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery.
• 35. It used to be usual to bind out promising boys for many years.
• 36. Chlorine is widely used to kill germs.
• 37. My ole man used to work there.
• 38. The methods used were unsound.
• 39. All I know is that she used to work in a bank.
• 40. They had used what money they had.
• 41. I used a long exposure for this one.
• 42. Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.
• 43. Am I right in thinking that you used to live here?
• 44. Things ain't what they used to be.
• 45. How much thickener is used?
• 46. I read much less now than I used to.
• 47. Standards aren't what they used to be.
• 48. Vinegar is used in preserving food.
• 49. In those remote mountains people used to farm by the slash and burn method.
• 50. She used her most seductive voice.
• 51. This is one of the most commonly used methods.
• 52. They enjoyed exemption from customs duties on goods to be used by themselves.
• 53. He used to be one of the professors at the School of Education.
• 54. We're used to the noise from the traffic now.
• 55. Have you ever used this software before?
• 56. The building is used for religious purposes.
• 57. The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.
• 58. This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
• 59. Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research.
• 60. Uranium is used to fuel nuclear plants.
• 61. You used to see a lot of her, didn't you?
• 62. Carbolic acid is usually used for cleaning.