Used

Examples

• By only raising my voice, and saying any thing two or three times over, she is sure to hear; but then she is used to my voice. Jane Austen. Emma.
• It was also used in October, 1899, on board the Grande Duchesse to report the international yacht race between the Columbia and the Shamrock at Sandy Hook, as seen in Fig. 13. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In some sense, men had always used an inductive method in dealing with their immediate practical concerns. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• From the window of Worcester's barrack-room I used to amuse myself reviewing our troops, but not after the fashion of Catharine of Russia. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Shall I play some of those little melodies of Mozart's which you used to like so much? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As I perceive that your boots, although used, are by no means dirty, I cannot doubt that you are at present busy enough to justify the hansom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Hence, provision was made for carrying a large stock of oil, and for giving a certain period of rest to that already used. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• We always used that name for marshes, in our country. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He always used to say 'twas his nose bleedn, till he must have pomped all the blood out of 'um. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Those were the exact words she used--taken down in my diary the moment I got home. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She's devilish like Miss Cutler that I used to meet at Dumdum, only fairer. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Social responsibility for the use of time and personal capacity is more generally recognized than it used to be. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It was said to be untarnishable and unstainable even when used with the strongest acid foods, as well as non-rusting. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is modernly used as a luxury by those who are able to combine with it other means for heating. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• You did not see it because I led you not in the beaten tracks, but through roundabout passages seldom used. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He used to tell me that I was the most beautiful woman in Louisiana, he was so proud of me and the children. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The new legs last twice as long as the others used to do, and he attributes this solely to his temperate habits (triumphant cheers). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Guitar and mandolin are agreeable instruments for amateurs, but are never used in orchestral music. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• To provide a metal which should be at once stronger and safer than any which had been used before. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• A debate is not what a debate used to be; the House is not what the House used to be; even a Cabinet is not what it formerly was. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• We made up a scheme to hold this wire, so he changed one letter of the alphabet and I soon got used to it; and finally we changed three letters. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Much cant have I heard and read about 'maiden modesty,' but, properly used, and not hackneyed, the words are good and appropriate words. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It is suggestive that among the Greeks, till the rise of conscious philosophy, the same word, techne, was used for art and science. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• When used in the field they were dragged about by many yokes of oxen. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Most of the tramping tinkers used to come and lodge at our place; that was the best part of my master's earnings. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It was early used in both the Holland and Lake boats and is still the chief prime motor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Can it give me back my children, or make me what I used to be? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• No sooner does an article become extensively used than a machine is made for turning it out automatically. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I used to pray so much--now I hardly ever pray. George Eliot. Middlemarch.

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