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

"Within 10 days of playing alongside the kids of his age, we realised we were wasting his time. So, we started making him practise with senior players," Singh recalled.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

But we did find that simply measuring fresh produce waste made all households more likely to think about what they were wasting.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

They had been assured that they were wasting their time.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Carla and her mother were wasting his time.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez