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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What may have been useful in saurischians, for example, may have been essentially useless — a Mesozoic appendix — in sauropods and theropods.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
This functionality is particularly useful for artists, content creators, and producers looking for efficient ways to develop custom music while maintaining artistic integrity.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
After three or four sessions, your character has much more move variety, and items and weapons are more useful and varied.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Alpha Direct comes in a variety of fabric weights, from a partly see-through 60 gsm to a more useful (and durable) 120 gsm, all the way up to 190 gsm.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
This functionality is particularly useful for artists, content creators, and producers looking for efficient ways to develop custom music while maintaining artistic integrity.
—Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
After three or four sessions, your character has much more move variety, and items and weapons are more useful and varied.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Alpha Direct comes in a variety of fabric weights, from a partly see-through 60 gsm to a more useful (and durable) 120 gsm, all the way up to 190 gsm.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for useful
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“Useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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