waste of time
Example Sentences
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By 2024, Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw said that Powell’s caution at the lectern made the press conferences a waste of time.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Never mind that even his friends told him fighting would be a waste of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Watching your pals grind out 2- and 3-footers that are made over 95% of the time is a waste of time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
To travelers who still find themselves waiting in hours-long security lines, the decision to deploy ICE agents at a handful of U.S. airports might seem like a huge waste of time and money.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
It strikes me that my own reluctance to sing, my own dismissal of music might not really be that I think it's a waste of time.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
