single-use
[ sing-guhl-yoos ]
adjective
intended for disposal after one use: single-use plastic straws;single-use facial wipes.
Origin of single-use
1First recorded in 1955–60
Words Nearby single-use
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How to use single-use in a sentence
Its reliance on single-use zoning, for instance, can make it seem like urban sprawl is the only way for cities to grow.
SimCity Is Smarter Than You (Even If You’re an Urban Planner) | Josh Dzieza | February 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe man, Marc Koska, whose bull-headed development of the single-use needle saved the lives of thousands.
The sacred vessels of the church were also kept religiously for the single use of the sacraments.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesIf some absurd presumption show— In seeking everything to know, To serve but for a single use May also be without excuse.
Literary Fables of Yriarte | Tomas de IriarteHe didn't have a single use for it, and yet he had to carry it with him wherever he went.
Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories | Thornton W. Burgess
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