How to Use waste in a Sentence

waste

1 of 2 noun
Definition of wastenext
Synonyms for wastenext
  • The current system causes a lot of waste.
  • We need to find ways to reduce unnecessary waste.
  • Any further investment would be a waste of valuable resources.
  • The city oversees waste disposal contracts.
  • These old computers are still useful. It seems like such a waste to throw them away.
  • The area is marked by huge waste dumps made up of rock and earth that have been dug out of the mines.
    — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut in half and placed next to green waste cart.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Rankin missed and one of the Blue Raiders’ most productive drives went to waste.
    — Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The goal was the world’s first town with zero carbon and zero waste.
    — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That means there’s less waste heat to capture and warm the passengers.
    — Aarian Marshall matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
  • To her, submerging seaweed seems like a bit of a waste.
    — Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • This modern-looking worm farm can hold up to 5 pounds of food waste a week.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Hernández: Shohei Ohtani’s time with Angels has not been a waste.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Oftentimes, the wall space behind a bed goes to waste, save for a bit of artwork.
    — Jenn Andrlik, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That level of waste has now doubled with the removal of the 2023 postseason.
    — Jon Wilner | Bay Area News Group, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, some of them are even considered hazardous waste.
    — Maria Marabito, Treehugger, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The idea of turning waste into drinking water is not new.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Currently, the waste is stored in over 1,000 giant tanks, but the country is struggling with what to do as the space shrinks and the water grows.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 7 July 2023
  • New York City is home to many free-roaming cats, which can cause headaches for neighbors who have to deal with the noise, smell and waste that go along with them.
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The program requires residents to separate food scraps and yard waste from the rest of their trash.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The man rolled up his pants before dropping down into ankle-deep waste to to pull the bucket out.
    — Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The change is part of a larger effort by CMS this year to address fraud, waste and abuse in its hospice program.
    — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 21 July 2023
  • It was created to use the entire fish and minimize food waste.
    — Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Gisele is the co-founder of 412FR, a community-wide effort to end hunger and reduce food waste.
    — Gisele Barreto Fetterman, ELLE, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The disposal of plastic bags is still a sticking point in our efforts to reduce waste.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Saudi Arabia Startups in the Middle East are tackling high rates of food waste.
    — Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The most straight forward option would be to dispose of a deceased animal with the household waste.
    — Eric Tourigny, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The cows play an important role on the farm, eating grass, fertilizing the land and ensuring the bad dates don’t go to waste.
    — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • These are pretty common types of waste, according to Kohler.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2024
  • In a video shot by an NBC News crew on the ground, piles of waste and battered buildings line the street before several aid trucks arrive.
    — NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
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waste

2 of 2 verb
  • We can't afford to waste so much food.
  • I think he's just wasting my time.
  • Turn off the lights so we don't waste electricity.
  • Don't waste water during the summer drought.
  • He always wasted his money on useless gadgets.
  • We can't afford to waste this opportunity.
  • There was no more time to waste — just no way around it.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The list is too long, though, for most to waste their precious time.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
  • For the families of those held, there’s no time to waste.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But this Longchamp sale ends at 7 p.m. ET tonight, so there’s no time to waste.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • So, don't waste any time adding the Vencede Men's Heated Vest to your cart.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
  • That said, now the first Chrome Zero Day of 2023 is here, there is no time to waste.
    — Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The most important thing in the era of climate change is not to waste food.
    — Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Congress can provide two out of the three; and there is no time to waste.
    — The Editors, National Review, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But there’s a special place in my heart to waste the time of these people.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Don’t waste any time longer than reading the title on this one.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But as pleasant as Kingsley is in the role, the movie ends up wasting him.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Who wants to waste time trying to appeal to a college that isn’t a good match?
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • One of the mothers was dry-humping a tree, wasted off her brain.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In Hawaii, over $1 billion worth of food is wasted each year.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Don't waste any of your garden's bounty or pass up a sale at the market.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2023
  • If the veneer on your table is white all the way through, don’t waste your time trying to glue it down.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In total, about a third of all food goes to waste during the production process.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Don’t waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors.
    — Billy Witz Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Don’t waste someone’s attention once your foot is in the door.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The country hitmaker didn’t waste much time to get the song into his set list.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no need to waste your time on re-doing your makeup 100 times just to achieve the perfect wing.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • On both a national and a global scale, 30 to 40% of the food supply is wasted.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no time to waste—Aunt Julia is already in town and ready to show the house to potential buyers.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 14 July 2023
  • But because this Mother Denim sale ends in less than 48 hours, there's no time to waste.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023

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