Examples of waste of time in a Sentence
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Who said watching movies is a waste of time?
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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
But critics have slammed the renovation as a waste of time and money as the government shutdown continues.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Running can be selfish and a waste of time.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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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
But critics have slammed the renovation as a waste of time and money as the government shutdown continues.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Running can be selfish and a waste of time.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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