wasting

Example Sentences

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That’s a broken system that is wasting money and creating friction with customers and vendors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Retirees can easily find themselves wasting away free time on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"He said 'if you push for the surgery, you will be wasting my time, your time and everybody's time".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“We have a technology that could end AIDS, and collectively we’re wasting it,” Maybarduk told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He spent several precious days happily tinkering with his engine, wasting lovely, almost warm, oyster weather.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson