Meaning of “use” in the English Dictionary

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• Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?
• Please use the side entrance.
• If we clear out the spare room, you can use it as a study.
• The teacher demonstrated how to use the equipment.
• Pronouns are often used to refer to a noun that has already been mentioned.

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• There wasn't enough coal during the war, so we had to use it sparingly.
• We used four tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.
• There's no hot water - Rachel used it all for her bath.
• All right - who used the last carton of milk?
• Can I use some of that wrapping paper, or do you need it yourself?

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• She uses her newspaper column to expound her views on environmental issues.
• I think that some of her friends use her, rather, because she is so generous.
• She is just using the situation to gain a lot of cheap publicity.
• Many illegal immigrants are being shamefully used by unscrupulous employers.
• After years of being used and abused by her husband, Ruth finally left him.

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• The use of cameras in this museum is strictly forbidden.
• I made good use of my time , mixing with a lot of different people and practising my Spanish.
• We make helicopters mainly for military use rather than civil use.
• There was a big controversy over the use of drugs in athletics.
• We disapprove of this use of company funds for political purposes.