wasted

Example Sentences

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He’s mad not just because he feels his time was wasted, but also because he knows that many others without his legal background, perseverance or media savvy would simply pay the fine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

It creates multiple pathways for energy to move through the system, reduces wasted power, and lessens the strain on the resonator.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

They wasted little time in sharing those moments as the documentary airs less than four months since their son, Ziggy, was born.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

And if AI agents are not kept on course by a human, they could misunderstand an instruction and wander down an errant processing path, resulting in a business paying for wasted computing power.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“Oh” was all she said, and she turned away, sighing at all the work she had wasted.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff