Essay and Use

Essay

Essay verb - To make an effort to do.

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Use and essay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a verb "Essay".

Nearby Words: essayed, essayist, essaying

Use verb - To put into action or service.

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Essay and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essay" instead a verb "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

good	good essay	good use
full	full essay	full use
notable	notable essay	notable use
best	best essay	best use
Other adjectives: particular, actual, great, egregious, interesting, different, modern.

Imagine if you all of a sudden had to use a piece of charcoal and a rock slab to write your essay instead of a computer.

Source: Video Game / Kingdom of Loathing
Then a greedy movie director Marty Wolf steals his creative writing essay to use it as the basis for his next blockbuster and no-one will believe Jason when he explains what happened.

Source: Film / Big Fat Liar
Vietnam Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry — an essay by writer Gustav Hasford, himself a Vietnam War veteran, discussing the use and abuse of the "shell shocked veteran" trope.

Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran

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