underused
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underused
Example Sentences
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Substantial potential for affordable housing lies in L.A.’s underused office buildings, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
It’s too soon to say whether the Trump-branded accounts will be underused, Pinder said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The carmaker is also opening up its underused European factories to Chinese partners seeking to assemble cars in Europe to avoid tariffs and make EVs eligible for purchase subsidies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Leading Emirati officials talk of new pipelines from the UAE's oil fields in Abu Dhabi, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, and heading to the underused port of Fujairah.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Instead I kept the burden for myself, and my friendship with Nick, already anemic, underfed and underused, dwindled in obsolescence.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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