USEFUL in a Sentence

Learn USEFUL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for USEFUL, such as:
1. A useful trade is a mine of gold.
2. A video is a useful aid in the classroom.
3. This variety of dog is very useful for hunting.
4. Television is useful for making up your mind how to vote.
5. It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of USEFUL
useful
 a.  being of use or service
 a.  having a useful function
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Therefore all the knowledge which he possessed was such as would be useful to him.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2  In the meantime Ferrier having recovered from his privations, distinguished himself as a useful guide and an indefatigable hunter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
3  That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practise it much.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
4  In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
5  I was not wholly indifferent, for I had a hope of being pleasant and useful to Tom.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X
6  It is as useful to a friar as a broomstick to a witch, or a wand to a conjurer.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
7  I may not deny," said the Prior, crossing himself, "that such things have been, and have been of Heaven; but then such communications have had a visibly useful scope and tendency.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
8  I only wish I could be more useful; but you see I do all in my power.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
9  Maria, she also thought, acted well, too well; and after the first rehearsal or two, Fanny began to be their only audience; and sometimes as prompter, sometimes as spectator, was often very useful.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
10  She was occasionally useful to all; she was perhaps as much at peace as any.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
11  You will tell my mother how it all ought to be, and you will be so useful to Susan, and you will teach Betsey, and make the boys love and mind you.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
12  There was hardly any one in the house who might not have described, from personal observation, better than herself; not one who was not more useful at times to her son.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  The being left with her sister and nephew, and all the house under her care, had been an advantage entirely thrown away; she had been unable to direct or dictate, or even fancy herself useful.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
14  He became what he ought to be: useful to his father, steady and quiet, and not living merely for himself.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
15  To be distinguished for elegance and accomplishments, the authorised object of their youth, could have had no useful influence that way, no moral effect on the mind.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I hope at least my daughter was able to offer you some useful pointers.
2  To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.
3  Lose not time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
4  It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.
5  The author builds up a useful composite picture of contemporary consumer culture.
6  Most humans only use a fraction of their total useful brainpower.
7  Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
8  A useful trade is a mine of gold.
9  This course is useful for students who are in transition from one training programme to another.
10  These plants are particularly useful for brightening up shady areas.
11  The most useful learning in the world is that which teches us how to die well.
12  This variety of dog is very useful for hunting.
13  A video is a useful aid in the classroom.
14  Television is useful for making up your mind how to vote.
15  They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions.