Examples of 'were only used' in a sentence

Meaning of "were only used"

This phrase indicates that something had a limited or exclusive application or purpose. It suggests that whatever is being referred to was utilized solely for specific tasks or scenarios and not for more general or widespread use

How to use "were only used" in a sentence

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were only used
Your hands were only used for beating.
Scientists had always thought that songs were only used for mating.
These were only used on the lightest of trains.
They are black and were only used once.
They were only used for official texts.
Gone are the days when basements were only used for storage.
They were only used for domestic tasks.
They are so good that originally they were only used on aircraft.
They were only used one or two years.
Spices like pepper and garlic were only used in a minimalist amount.
They were only used by the government.
Neoclassical architecture on other lines were only used for individual buildings.
Ordeals were only used in extraordinary circumstances.
I believe these old transporters were only used for cargos.
Catheters were only used for hemodialysis.

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Shigeharusan hated expensive pottery that were only used for decoration.
Horses were only used for hauling heavy stones.
Gone are the days when watches were only used to know the time.
They were only used by the staff.
We do not need horses that were only used for wagons.
They were only used to grind grain.
Social networks and chat rooms were only used by small groups.
They were only used on this episode.
Drug treatments were balanced across days and animals were only used once.
These letters were only used on some models.
Ink and pencil were the base, oil pastel or oil paint were only used occasionally.
Color screens were only used indoors before.
However, under Japanese rule, many Korean resources were only used for Japan.
But they were only used as slaves.
In some examples the engine was removed and they were only used as trailer cars.
Cameras were only used for weddings.
The gardens were forbidden to the public and were only used by the royal family.
These were only used in the past.
There was a time when DSLR cameras were only used by professionals.
Candles were only used in those parts.
The triangle underneath the numbers Were only used in select camps.
They were only used by my son.
In the past Cesarean section births were only used in cases of emergency.
Cells were only used for expression in logarithmic growth phase.
Some of them were only used once.
They were only used to call an army into battle or announce a royalty arrival.
Stone barrel vaults were only used to roof small spans.
They were only used on the Blankenburg ( Harz ) - Königshütte ( Rübeland Railway ) line.
Synthetic molecular products were only used in cases of extreme urgency.
Machines were only used to polish the interior during the reconstruction of the church.
The largest ones however were only used for coastal defense.
The KU were only used to demonstrate the presence of the keratinase.
These seating arrangements were only used for the first exercise.
They were only used by the Avro Vulcan bomber.
We passed by an old bridge that were only used by motorcycles and bicycles.

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