How to Use unused in a Sentence

unused

adjective
  • I have four days of unused vacation time left.
  • The library has been unused for 10 years.
  • But her bat and glove didn’t go unused for long.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And when the land went unused, the tribe asked for that land back.
    — Mark Trahant, Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • Remove unused items like tools, toys and old decor.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Any green cards that go unused by the end of a fiscal year go to waste.
    — Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The two men cut a deal for Ryan to take over the club’s unused kitchen space.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2021
  • This website may text you when a vaccine is about to go unused.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The soccer ball will light up when kicked or bounced, and the lights will turn off when unused.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • And that is a kind of under-the-radar tax on the unused car market.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
  • And a large portion of the money that is set aside for child care goes unused.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The name had been lying around unused for 20 years at that point.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Yet much of it goes unused because teams can’t respond fast enough.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Most of the drug simply passes through the body unused.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This way, unused items don't pile up and take up valuable storage space.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 1 Feb. 2023
  • In-stock items must be returned unused and unwashed.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
  • After this timeframe, unused bets will no longer be valid.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Next door, behind a rusty chain-link fence, sits a huge old power plant, long unused.
    — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • But don’t just put unused furniture or clothing in the dump or on the curb.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
  • One place where unused files can build up is in your Downloads folder.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Don’t let any marrow still attached to the bones or in the strainer go unused!
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Meeting rooms could self-release when unused.
    — Peter High, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Spread the old soil in a thin layer at the edge of your compost pile or on an unused part of your yard.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Turn off the Manage app if unused toggle switch, and it will be left alone.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The stiff green tails of scallions peeked out between two cans of unused coconut milk.
    — Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Both of these will be fully paid for with unused funds from the Cares Act.
    — USA Today, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Our tester loved this pillow, but her only qualm was having to store the unused fill.
    — Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Place the unused avocado half, cut side up, on top of the onion pieces.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Following the fires, unused rental cars piled up on the airport lawn.
    — Jack Kiyonaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Alex dreamed up—and built—the breakfast nook in an unused corner of the dining room.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026

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