wastefulness
noun
Examples of wasteful in a Sentence
a wasteful use of natural resources
a careless and wasteful person
We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.
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Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 1 Feb. 2026
The report had about two dozen specific spending examples the DeSantis administration considered wasteful.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Mohamed Salah's return provides an edge in open play, but against a side this unpredictable, Liverpool cannot afford to be wasteful.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
They are not intended to be a wasteful subsidy for development that is already financially feasible or already required to include affordable units.
—Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 1 Feb. 2026
The report had about two dozen specific spending examples the DeSantis administration considered wasteful.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Mohamed Salah's return provides an edge in open play, but against a side this unpredictable, Liverpool cannot afford to be wasteful.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
They are not intended to be a wasteful subsidy for development that is already financially feasible or already required to include affordable units.
—Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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