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Examples of wasted in a Sentence
I saw him before the party and he was already wasted.
a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was
Recent Examples on the Web
Companies still pay for eyeballs on their products, but AI delivers much better prospects for far fewer wasted ad dollars.
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Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Commodity industries, like mining, are naturally risk averse, and the efforts can quickly drive up a collective sense of anxiety and dissolve into disconnected projects that ignite a sense of wasted focus.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
After a look of confusion or exclamation over the wasted ketchup, the partners, who are primarily men, are fairly divided in their reactions.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Fresno — There are no wasted words in the fictions of Venita Blackburn.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Indeed, Cadillac's version seems the most elaborate to capture any wasted heat, but many manufacturers offer some kind of heat pump to serve a similar purpose.
—Robin Warner, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
The result was a whole lot of wasted effort and lingering uncertainty for the hotel industry and lower federal courts alike.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Dec. 2023
Economists regard the gap as a wasted opportunity: Jobs have often failed to go to the most qualified people because women either weren’t competing for work or weren’t being properly considered.
—Paul Wiseman, David Keyton, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2023
Commissioners must then decide how much of Georgia Power’s spending was prudent while disallowing wasted amounts.
—Jeff Amy, Fortune, 25 May 2023
Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Commodity industries, like mining, are naturally risk averse, and the efforts can quickly drive up a collective sense of anxiety and dissolve into disconnected projects that ignite a sense of wasted focus.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
After a look of confusion or exclamation over the wasted ketchup, the partners, who are primarily men, are fairly divided in their reactions.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Fresno — There are no wasted words in the fictions of Venita Blackburn.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Indeed, Cadillac's version seems the most elaborate to capture any wasted heat, but many manufacturers offer some kind of heat pump to serve a similar purpose.
—Robin Warner, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
The result was a whole lot of wasted effort and lingering uncertainty for the hotel industry and lower federal courts alike.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Dec. 2023
Economists regard the gap as a wasted opportunity: Jobs have often failed to go to the most qualified people because women either weren’t competing for work or weren’t being properly considered.
—Paul Wiseman, David Keyton, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2023
Commissioners must then decide how much of Georgia Power’s spending was prudent while disallowing wasted amounts.
—Jeff Amy, Fortune, 25 May 2023
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“Wasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasted. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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