wasted

Example Sentences

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After Hasina's fall, Dhaka wasted little time in mending fences with Islamabad.

From BBC

It wasn't the fact that they lost to Italy that caused such fury, it was the manner of it, the soft-touch defending, the dysfunctional set-piece, the wasted opportunities in attack.

From BBC

He was a high-flying corporate lawyer, who viewed downtime as "wasted time", restlessly pushing himself to success.

From BBC

If it goes wrong, the wasted cash will mostly be a problem for shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal

My efforts to avoid humiliation seemed to be wasted.

From Literature