1.   After Claire joined a consciousness-raising group, she began to use the word quite freely.

2.   And who used different words.

3.   Consult the dictionary for examples of how a word is used.

4.   Have you used words that are too familiar, worn-out similes, too many abstract nouns?

5.   He had used the word quite automatically.

6.   He used the word discreet and drew a blank.

7.   Her grandmother never used the words white and black to describe skin colour.

8.   I use the word consciously, very much aware that it has been used in the past to demean adult women.

9.   It is not like grammar which defines how we should use words.

10.   It scares me, when you use big words like that.