have no use for
Idioms-
Not require something, as in I don't smoke, so I have no use for a lighter . [c. 1600]
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Dislike something or someone, as in I have no use for people who won't answer letters . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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The Maia rocket launching system will have no use for it.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
The difficult river routes could only have been traversed using small boats, and such small vessels would have no use for the “mooring stones,” as they would just be hauled ashore.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023
This will cause a rift in the family I’m sure, but my brother and I and our kids have no use for the place anymore.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023
Back then, they told her, "we have no use for you."
From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2022
This too she will have to give away, will have no use for where she is going.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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