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single-use
[ sing-guhl-yoos ]
adjective
- intended for disposal after one use: single-use facial wipes.
single-use plastic straws;
single-use facial wipes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of single-use1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Its reliance on single-use zoning, for instance, can make it seem like urban sprawl is the only way for cities to grow.
From The Daily Beast
The man, Marc Koska, whose bull-headed development of the single-use needle saved the lives of thousands.
From The Daily Beast
The sacred vessels of the church were also kept religiously for the single use of the sacraments.
From Project Gutenberg
If some absurd presumption show— In seeking everything to know, To serve but for a single use May also be without excuse.
From Project Gutenberg
He didn't have a single use for it, and yet he had to carry it with him wherever he went.
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