syntax error, unexpected 'use' (T_USE)

I have a short PHP snippets on top of my blade file

<?php


use App\ImageWork, App\User, App\Skill, App\Contact, App\ActivityLog;

$images   = ImageWork::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
$users    = User::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
$logs     = ActivityLog::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
$skills   = Skill::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
$contacts = Contact::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();

?>

I got this :

syntax error, unexpected 'use' (T_USE)

when I don't add that line, I got this

Class 'ImageWork' not found

What should I do now either way is wrong ?

Any hints / suggestions ?

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