| The most inefficient gadgets are gas-fired heaters which can use up the equivalent energy of 140 lightbulbs burning simultaneously. |
| To use up surplus whey he erected a piggery that produced pigs good enough to fetch top market dollar. |
| Closer to home, I use up any under-ripe fruit in a cinnamon crumble as a treat for the children. |
| Let her use up her energy by playing outside every day and enjoying other lively activities. |
| I devised these flowery egg cosies to use up oddments of yarn that I had dyed. |
| Baking it helped me use up some things I might not otherwise have used for a while, like raw flaked almonds and condensed milk. |
