How to Use mixed-use in a Sentence

mixed-use

adjective
  • On the corners, at the avenues, were the mixed-use super-talls that would help pay for the whole mega-project.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But mixed-use projects haven’t always worked out on the river.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Plans for the parking structure show a 46-foot-tall, mixed-use parking garage.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Plans for the parking structure show a 46-foot-tall, mixed-use parking garage.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The restaurant, known for it Detroit-style square pizzas, is in the ground level of the mixed-use building.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
  • The mixed-use project is planned to grow to include 9.5 million square feet of construction.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Storyville Coffee is part of the plans for a mixed-use project in downtown Winter Park.
    — Tiffani Sherman, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
  • With rare exceptions, mixed-use towers are not a New York thing.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The site appears to be a mixed-use area that includes both apartments and businesses.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The vote Tuesday on the mixed-use bill failed with only three votes in favor, one vote against and two abstentions.
    — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023
  • That’s part of the Discovery mixed-use development just south of Franklin Road.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2025
  • According to Google maps, the mixed-use building houses business on the first floor and housing on the upper floors.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Wegmans will be less than a half mile from the mixed-use development, The Bowl at Ballantyne.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
  • More projects could be on the way through the rezoning changes that gives Pope & Land options for mixed-use development.
    — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The latter was celebrated last week at the opening of the Novi Lofts, the last of three new mixed-use, mid-rise buildings in downtown Concord.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The overall plan for the former base was to turn it into a mixed-use development known as Tustin Legacy.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Trail 340 is not a mixed-use trail, meaning horses and bicycles are not allowed.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The mixed-use development by Avery Hall Southeast is on the corner of 36th and Tryon streets.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
  • The outdoor area is massive, with a splash pad area, baby pool, family pool, mixed-use pool and adult-only pool for laps.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The apartments would be part of a larger mixed-use development called Quarry Falls.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
  • On top of that, the city is working with six to eight major developers wanting to bring homes, retail and mixed-use projects to Decatur.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Lately, she’s been thinking about building a mixed-use space of her own, maybe in Florida or Oregon.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • The , which will be part of Bronx Point, a new mixed-use development with affordable housing in the South Bronx, is not scheduled to open until 2025.
    — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 18 June 2023
  • Among the total cranes counted, 73 percent are used for residential and mixed-use projects.
    — Kalia Richardson, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • Dems Youngkin and Leonsis have backed a plan for the state to help finance construction of an arena that would not just host games, but serve as the centerpiece of a 12-acre mixed-use complex.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The firm has been expanding in countries that need a supply of modern homes and offices, and has large mixed-use projects in Albania, Serbia and Ethiopia.
    — Veronika Gulyas, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
  • What's next: South Station is currently a construction site, with crews putting up a massive mixed-use tower on a platform over the tracks.
    — Mike Deehan, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The dispute lies around planning permission granted to transform the 11.1-acre space into a mixed-use scheme with a new park, homes, retail, leisure and office space.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Many of the planning norms still used today, such as street hierarchies, lot setbacks and mixed-use zoning, were first tested in these wartime communities.
    — Eran Ben-Joseph, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
  • There’s been a post-pandemic rebound for the shopping center industry which has been morphing from traditional mall formats to fresher mixed-use settings in many cases.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2025

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