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

Banks have wasted no time putting them to work, but on Wall Street rather than Main Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He’s mad not just because he feels his time was wasted, but also because he knows that many others without his legal background, perseverance or media savvy would simply pay the fine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

It creates multiple pathways for energy to move through the system, reduces wasted power, and lessens the strain on the resonator.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

“It would have gone slick as butter. There was only one thing wrong. We wasted our time and risked our necks for nothing!”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander