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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Liberals have often viewed the gas tax as a small but significant force for good, a building block of the elusive carbon tax that encourages sustainable practices and holds people accountable for their wasteful habits, such as driving an F-150 40 miles to an office job each day.
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Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 May 2026
The use of plastics is also hugely wasteful, as plastic waste is very difficult to decompose in nature, leading to microplastics.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Over the same stretch, by contrast, only Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr (four) has been more wasteful with big chances than West Ham’s Taty Castellanos (three).
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 23 May 2026
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Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 May 2026
The use of plastics is also hugely wasteful, as plastic waste is very difficult to decompose in nature, leading to microplastics.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Over the same stretch, by contrast, only Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr (four) has been more wasteful with big chances than West Ham’s Taty Castellanos (three).
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 23 May 2026
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 31 May. 2026.
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