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

"The Fallen Sun" is not a wasted effort, to be clear.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

But what was looking like a wasted effort quickly became a close call.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

However, many well-intentioned people often don’t know the true causes of—and solutions to—this crisis, resulting in what’s at best wasted effort, and at worst harming what they’re trying to support.

From Scientific American • May 24, 2022

Mary Lou and I set the table, although I think it was largely a wasted effort.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech