wasted
Example Sentences
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For the people who paid to be there, it’s the best five or six figures they ever wasted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I feel like I’ve wasted so much money, and I think he’s taking advantage of me.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
He wasted no time in showing the extent of his decades-long discography by teasing his classic track Praise You before sampling Queen's iconic Don't Stop Me Now.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
That would be a start, but it doesn’t really make up for the wasted decade we’ll never get back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
I glanced at Pa. “I just wasted a whole afternoon on a joke.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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