Put to
Both terms in one sentence
- In the novel Protector, set a hundred years later, the trivia about Mars is finally put to use.
Source: Someday This Will Come in Handy -
Curly gets electrified, set on fire, and literally has his nose put to the grindstone.
Source: Family-Unfriendly Violence -
Cruel and Unusual Death: It's set in a hospital, so of course lots of nasty implements get put to use.
Source: Film / Hospital Massacre
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