waste
Example Sentences
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“It should be embarrassing for the people who credentialed her and her organization, and it’s a waste of time for those of us actually working.”
From Los Angeles Times
In recent decades, plastic waste has overwhelmed waterways and oceans, sickening marine life and threatening human health.
From Los Angeles Times
A vice president of Greece's air traffic controllers' association, Olga Toki, called the incident "very troubling" on Wednesday, saying there was "no time to waste" in upgrading the necessary systems.
From Barron's
In a statement issued on social media at the time, Kneecap said the appeal would be "a massive waste of taxpayers money, of police time, of court time".
From BBC
"They have to set their heating much higher, and the temperature still isn't as warm, so it wastes gas and wastes money."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
