Example Sentences

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We pulled together a couple of the older lawyers, and we started researching, and then we looked at this opioid case that the state of Oklahoma was utilizing, the Oklahoma Public Nuisance Statute.

From Slate • May 21, 2022

“He was utilizing the slave labor in order to pay the legacies,” Reeves explained.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2020

Instead, people discovered that Netflix was utilizing Android’s physical activity permission, which is strange behavior from a video streaming app.

From The Verge • Aug. 1, 2019

He said the archdiocese was utilizing Wisconsin's strict application of the statute of limitations, which limits how long after the crime claims can be filed.

From Reuters • Feb. 8, 2012

So mused Alan; and then, seeing that Mr. Grip, while waiting for him to speak, was utilizing the seconds by making a survey of the premises, he said: “Will you be seated, Mr. Grip?”

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.