Examples of waste of time in a Sentence
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Residents said this marketing strategy, courtesy of MoHall Commercial and Urban Development, is a waste of time.
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, the race’s overall front-runner, dismissed the Democratic contenders seeking Newsom’s seal of approval as misguided and a waste of time.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Was this all just a waste of time?
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
DFLers called the discussion a waste of time as it was bound to fail.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, the race’s overall front-runner, dismissed the Democratic contenders seeking Newsom’s seal of approval as misguided and a waste of time.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Was this all just a waste of time?
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
DFLers called the discussion a waste of time as it was bound to fail.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Waste of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20time. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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