waste time

Example Sentences

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“For me, it didn’t make sense to think about it or waste time thinking about,” superstar golfer Jon Rahm said after shooting a first-round 65.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who for months has been making the case to Trump to back Cornyn, didn’t waste time pushing.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

A Homeland Security spokeswoman said the department “doesn’t waste time with salacious, baseless gossip.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Control the controllables, but don't waste time worrying about the end result.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“The Centennial Celebration' Nothin’ but an excuse for people to mill around, waste time, and make horses’ patooties of themselves.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck