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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Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
Tinderholt’s goals as commissioner include lower property taxes, fully funded law enforcement, eliminating wasteful spending, economic growth and election integrity, per his website.
—Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
And while convenient, they’re traditionally loaded with preservatives and packaged in ways that feel wasteful.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
This, in addition, could raise drug prices and result in wasteful spending.
—Anna Chorniy, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
Tinderholt’s goals as commissioner include lower property taxes, fully funded law enforcement, eliminating wasteful spending, economic growth and election integrity, per his website.
—Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
And while convenient, they’re traditionally loaded with preservatives and packaged in ways that feel wasteful.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
This, in addition, could raise drug prices and result in wasteful spending.
—Anna Chorniy, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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