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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Slash the bureaucracy in the California Department of Education, cut wasteful spending and direct those funds toward providing resources directly to both school districts and parents.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Competitive bidding and eliminating wasteful contracting practices free up resources that can be redirected to frontline work.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The obvious and best way to create more housing for renters and low-income homebuyers is to cut red tape and incentivize construction while reducing the wasteful spending and consultant payouts that drive costs up.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 May 2026
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Competitive bidding and eliminating wasteful contracting practices free up resources that can be redirected to frontline work.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The obvious and best way to create more housing for renters and low-income homebuyers is to cut red tape and incentivize construction while reducing the wasteful spending and consultant payouts that drive costs up.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 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 11 May. 2026.
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