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The phrase "a thing to use" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an object or tool that serves a specific purpose or function.
Example: "This is a versatile tool, a thing to use for various tasks around the house."
Alternatives: "an item for use" or "a tool to utilize".
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In 1946, the year that Donald Trump was born, MacLeish published a poem called "Brave New World," about Americans' retreat from the world: "Freedom that was a thing to use / They've made a thing to save / And staked it in and fenced it round / Like a dead man's grave".
What's actually going on is that you are being looked at as a thing, a thing to use, to have sex with, a thing that is nothing more than the sum of her parts.
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Hockney, 81, said the iPad was a natural thing to use because it was backlit, like a window.
A jar with no lid on it that can be a fun thing to use.
It's such an easy thing to use as a defence, isn't it?
But unlike money and power, intelligence is a hard thing to use for good.
"It is a dangerous thing to use security as part of political bargaining," he said.
"E-mail has never really been a fun thing to use," said Ms. Judge, 19.
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