wasted effort

Example Sentences

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Instead of empowering employees and reducing pressure on managers, delegation leads to frustration for both, as well as wasted effort and low motivation for team members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

“No change, wasted effort and it’s all for nothing,” Espinoza, 51, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

"The Fallen Sun" is not a wasted effort, to be clear.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

But what was looking like a wasted effort quickly became a close call.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

I don’t have to hope then, or make a wasted effort.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood