wasted
Example Sentences
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Much of the money has been wasted, financing factories and apartment blocks for which there isn’t enough demand, sparking debilitating price wars, and hurting profits and wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Pages had wasted the Dodgers’ second challenge on a clear strike moments earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Until they did so, he said, people smugglers would "continue to find a way through, lives will be put at risk and taxpayers' money will be wasted".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Millions of lettuces are set to be wasted as farmers are grappling with a record outbreak of aphids that has devastated the end of their growing season.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
So let’s just say I’m not proud of how I acted, and I’m sure I wasted some time, but I really couldn’t think what else to do.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
