be wasteful
Example Sentences
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“The cloud is ideal for that. It would be wasteful to buy that computer and let it stay idle for 99.99% of the time.”
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2024
You don’t want to be wasteful with that expensive gas you’re buying.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
I mean, I’m pretty sure that we can all agree that we just don’t need to be wasteful and excessive.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022
Image: iFixit Whole unit replacements can be wasteful on the supply-chain front, though, and data transfers to a new device are always cumbersome — especially for those not paying for Apple’s iCloud backup subscription.
From The Verge • Apr. 6, 2022
She could not throw it away; that would be wasteful.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
