time wasted

Example Sentences

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“Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their leadership.”

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

When the parties separate once more after their vessel is shipwrecked on a mysterious island, every moment Edwards spends away from Johansson and Bailey is time wasted.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Too much has been suffered and too much time wasted for her to put much faith in rhetoric.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

No one will pay you for any of the time wasted or money lost.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2024

All that precious time wasted, searching for the Lumleys where they were not!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood