"used" is a perfectly acceptable and widely-used word in written English. It can be used either as an adjective or a verb. Example Sentence: This computer has been used for the past five years.
An example of this has been analysed in a recent paper in Nature Climate Change that tried to get a grip on the sources that US politicians used to inform themselves about climate change.
Sweeping US surveillance powers used by the National Security Agency expired at midnight after a dramatic showdown in the Senate.
"We are used to it.
It took a little to get used to, but it's great".
It is believed to have launched a long-range rocket and put an object into orbit in December 2012, defying scepticism and international warnings not to pursue such a programme, which could be used to develop intercontinental missiles.
In 1999 the compliant parliament voted for Niyazov to become president for life, and in 2002, he used an alleged assassination attempt to legitimise a far-reaching crackdown on political opponents.
I also used to have the TV on in the background over the course of the day for company, but I've stopped doing that now.
Thanks to Ludwig my first paper got accepted! The editor wrote me that my manuscript was well-written
Listya Utami K.
PhD Student in Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia