Example Sentences
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Best of all, Wilde wastes no time getting right down to it.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Whatever thematic capital “Disclosure Day” builds, it largely wastes on this gimmick and dumb action scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
This process wastes energy as heat within the motor core, which is made from soft magnetic materials.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
The terminations “throw away years of hard work and millions of dollars,” the declaration observed: “Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
We fall into step, and he wastes no time.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
