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Spending all week away from their spouses, children and the comforts of home, all while forgoing a larger paycheck, might stop feeling like such a waste of time.
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David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Going to the City Council meetings and stating your opinion there is a waste of time.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Who said watching movies is a waste of time?
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Democrats on the House Oversight committee denounced the probe as a distraction and a waste of time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Going to the City Council meetings and stating your opinion there is a waste of time.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Who said watching movies is a waste of time?
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Democrats on the House Oversight committee denounced the probe as a distraction and a waste of time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waste of time
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“Waste of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20time. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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