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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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Crafted on satin and velvet and using up to 50 different materials — including sequins, metallic and silk thread, glass beads, wool satin and silk organza — these embroideries embellished unique furniture pieces, basically one-of-a kind.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
If approved, the House settlement would allow athletic departments to use up to $20.5 million in revenue sharing to pay athletes.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
That means the Broncos used up more than $30 million in cap space over the past week.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Crafted on satin and velvet and using up to 50 different materials — including sequins, metallic and silk thread, glass beads, wool satin and silk organza — these embroideries embellished unique furniture pieces, basically one-of-a kind.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
If approved, the House settlement would allow athletic departments to use up to $20.5 million in revenue sharing to pay athletes.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
That means the Broncos used up more than $30 million in cap space over the past week.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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