Examples of waste of time in a Sentence
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But even if Last of Us didn’t exist, Fallout would still feel like an arch and overly-familiar series, with enough interesting performances and background details to keep it from being a waste of time, but not enough spark of its own to be fully satisfying.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Choosing the wrong test may be useless, and a waste of time and money.
—Brandon Peters, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2024
This is, at best, a giant waste of time, resources, and taxpayer money.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: No ring yet, causing a whole other series of questions to pop ...
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: At 22, one partner since age 16 and a difficult itch to discus...
Advice
Carolyn Hax: Is dating a 48-year-old never-married man a waste of time?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
There’s a moment late in the film, where after long resisting the notion of campaigning in California as a waste of time and resources in her run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (Regina King) finally agrees to make a play for the state and heads West.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Several leading conservative scholars along with former Homeland Secretary secretaries from both Republican and Democratic administrations have dismissed the Mayorkas impeachment as unwarranted or a waste of time.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
That seems to be duplication and a waste of time and money.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
Regret is a waste of time; fill your day with research and discovering what’s next.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Choosing the wrong test may be useless, and a waste of time and money.
—Brandon Peters, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2024
This is, at best, a giant waste of time, resources, and taxpayer money.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: No ring yet, causing a whole other series of questions to pop ...
Perspective
Carolyn Hax: At 22, one partner since age 16 and a difficult itch to discus...
Advice
Carolyn Hax: Is dating a 48-year-old never-married man a waste of time?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
There’s a moment late in the film, where after long resisting the notion of campaigning in California as a waste of time and resources in her run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (Regina King) finally agrees to make a play for the state and heads West.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Several leading conservative scholars along with former Homeland Secretary secretaries from both Republican and Democratic administrations have dismissed the Mayorkas impeachment as unwarranted or a waste of time.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
That seems to be duplication and a waste of time and money.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
Regret is a waste of time; fill your day with research and discovering what’s next.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
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