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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When your reality diverges from that narrative, participating can feel not only emotionally painful, but financially wasteful.
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Rebecca Soffer, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The amount of waste is not decreasing even as inflation and food prices rise, according to Burnett, and the cost of being wasteful goes up.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning − cutting off fins and discarding the still-living animals back into the sea − pushes shark populations towards the brink of extinction and jeopardizes marine ecosystems.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Calendars overflow, silence feels wasteful and worth is measured in productivity.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Soffer, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The amount of waste is not decreasing even as inflation and food prices rise, according to Burnett, and the cost of being wasteful goes up.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning − cutting off fins and discarding the still-living animals back into the sea − pushes shark populations towards the brink of extinction and jeopardizes marine ecosystems.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Calendars overflow, silence feels wasteful and worth is measured in productivity.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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