A teacher may use it when she walks into a room where the students are playing and talking, instead of studying.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Ships no longer in use contain dangerous materials which can be released into the environment when they are taken apart.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

She would use this comment when advice seekers seemed to be denying situations that made them unhappy or uncomfortable.

VOA: special.2011.04.24

Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people wash their hands.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

When this happens,he said, money is withdrawn from the people's use and kept in the public treasury, where it does no good.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

There are plans for improved versions of the Soleckshaw, and to use them when New Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games next year.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

In the United States, there are now policies for the use of H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

In the United States, there are now guidelines for the use of H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

She and her best friend still use it, especially when they do not want their children to know what they are talking about.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Now to the wordplay. Commentators and bloggers often use the word "gate" when a politician is accused of trying to hide the truth.

VOA: special.2011.07.16

For instance,even native speakers are often not sure when to use "lie" and when to use "lay."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

We use the expression to clown around when we talk about someone playing tricks and making jokes.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Several lawmen in the Old West had learned to use their weapons when they were criminals.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

When bad weather prevented navigators from seeing the sun,moon or stars, they had to use a method called "dead reckoning" to find the ship's position.

VOA: special.2009.12.23