wastefully

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Anthony Gordon and Lewis Miley both fired wastefully high over the bar after intricate play to finally create some space inside the United box.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Israel also has 86 Boeing F-15s, which can drop heavier bombs, and 39 of the latest, most wastefully expensive fighter-bombers ever, Lockheed Martin’s nuclear-capable F-35s, with another 36 on order.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

Moreover, nontargeted use would wastefully divert renewable energy from its foremost task of directly displacing fossil fuels.

From Scientific American • Nov. 6, 2023

Leon Bailey fired wastefully over, Moussa Diaby has a shot saved and both Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne missed the target on a frustrating day for Villa.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023

"Doña, excuse our dropping in on you," the man is saying with false politeness that seems as if it is being wastefully squeezed from a tube.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez