How to Use nonuse in a Sentence

nonuse

noun
  • The coolness lasts for three hours, and the gels fully recharge after just 15 minutes of nonuse.
    Emily Belfiore, Peoplemag, 2023-04-03
  • Upon their death, the rights can be transferred to an executor or heir for a period of ten years and expire upon nonuse for commercial purposes after two years.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 2024-01-10
  • In homes, those problems include premature discarding of foodstuffs, supersize portions, nonuse and misuse.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2021-04-14
  • The 77-year-old tradition of nuclear nonuse—the nuclear taboo—is the single most important accomplishment of the nuclear age.
    Nina Tannenwald, Scientific American, 2022-03-10

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