wasted effort
Example Sentences
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Rather than let AI panic thrust you into wasted effort, do these three things instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Two months later, it increasingly seems that such discussion was a wasted effort, as the chance this ballroom will actually be built is rapidly disappearing.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
Yet it wasn’t wasted effort: Her advocacy for “Ulysses” paved the way for its eventual U.S. publication, with the controversy helping its cause.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
But what was looking like a wasted effort quickly became a close call.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
She smoothed out our clothes, a wasted effort, and helped me twist my hair into a crown.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
