- present participle of waste.
wasting
Example Sentences
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People who received the fabricated pictures believed there was an intruder in their home and called 911 in a panic, wasting police resources, according to the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
During that time Kevin Pietersen, now an England mentor, said Banton "has all the talent but, at the moment, he is wasting it".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Executives agreed that AI is delivering outsize value in some cases, but they found that in the majority of cases, it’s wasting more money than it’s worth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Of course you did! Now what is it you want, Miss Honey? Why are you wasting my time?"
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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