wasted effort
Example Sentences
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Two months later, it increasingly seems that such discussion was a wasted effort, as the chance this ballroom will actually be built is rapidly disappearing.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
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
Yet it wasn’t wasted effort: Her advocacy for “Ulysses” paved the way for its eventual U.S. publication, with the controversy helping its cause.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
However, many well-intentioned people often don’t know the true causes of—and solutions to—this crisis, resulting in what’s at best wasted effort, and at worst harming what they’re trying to support.
From Scientific American • May 24, 2022
I don’t have to hope then, or make a wasted effort.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
