were wasting
- past progressive of waste.
Example Sentences
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She supported equal rights and opportunities for women—but resented suggestions that stay-at-home moms were wasting their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The RAC said with the cost of oil rising, retailers were "wasting no time" in passing on the higher wholesale costs to drivers.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
They had been assured that they were wasting their time.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
“I told them that it was crazy stuff and they were wasting their time and it was doing a great grave disservice to the country,” Barr said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
Carla and her mother were wasting his time.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
