utilize
verb (used with object)
to put to use; turn to profitable account.
had utilized
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past perfectof utilize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Indie game “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” was disqualified from an award show after people discovered that the game had utilized AI-generated graphical textures.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
In barely three minutes of game time, Stafford had utilized three vastly different receivers running three vastly different routes to change the game for good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
“It became apparent they had utilized every resource of the Bureau,” White said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
That afternoon, Amanda had utilized the BCI spyware to hijack the attention-sensing interface in Maggie’s car and listen in on Maggie and Sophie’s conversation.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2023
Ney had utilized the time they remained there to see that the arms were examined, and new ones served out from the magazines in place of those found to be defective.
From Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
