Example Sentences

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Banks have wasted no time putting them to work, but on Wall Street rather than Main Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Governments have wasted no time in implementing preventative and emergency measures to stretch supplies and cushion the price shock but worryingly, she finds that signs of physical tightening are already apparent.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But I know many of you have wasted hours in security lines in places including Houston, Atlanta and New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The way LeBron James performed during the Paris Olympics reinforced the feeling among some that the Lakers have wasted his talents.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Otherwise, I would have wasted both life and death, which are neither one as important.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri