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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Overall, this wasn’t a terrible episode, but having our heroes start in the UK and then end up in Spain in the first episode felt rushed and wasteful.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Sep. 2025
This adds a wasteful step that rarely, if ever, will result in a change of a disciplinary decision.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Republicans have argued that the SNAP cuts will ultimately force more parents into the workforce, prevent wasteful government sending and benefit grocers.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Sep. 2025
This adds a wasteful step that rarely, if ever, will result in a change of a disciplinary decision.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Republicans have argued that the SNAP cuts will ultimately force more parents into the workforce, prevent wasteful government sending and benefit grocers.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wasteful
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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