Example Sentences

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It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

My little brother has been wasting his days on World of Warcraft again.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2020

By this point, in 2007, the man has been wasting in prison for two decades.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2017

The actress and her clingy dress received most of the attention, but Jeff Bridges, as a jazz pianist who has been wasting his talent in dives was its truer star.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2010

Perhaps he has been wasting his talents and his drachmas at the game of Palamedes, or else it may be that he is disappointed at not having won the prize at the Olympian games.

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