waste one
Example Sentences
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Don’t waste one brain cell trying to deduce the assassin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“It’s also going to be about someone who understands the job — who understands the Senate and the House — because he’s not going to want to waste one minute in office.”
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024
Because I am "low-risk", my regular physician, who does have limited testing available, could not waste one of the test kits on me.
From Scientific American • Apr. 4, 2020
"The test kits are so scarce and the chemicals to process them are so impossible to find that they have said they will not waste one to test a retest," he said.
From Fox News • Mar. 20, 2020
He wrote, “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
