Example Sentences

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And if not, they will have wasted almost no resources finding out.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

"Abandoning high-speed rail entirely means we will have wasted billions and billions of dollars with nothing but broken promises," he said.

From Fox News • Feb. 21, 2019

In short, those who backed a different outcome will have wasted their breath.

From Economist • Jun. 28, 2018

“But if you still can’t answer it by the time you’re 50, you will have wasted your life.”

From Time • Dec. 31, 2013

In the end we shall beat you, but all of us will have wasted ourselves in an exhausting struggle.

From Destiny by Buck, Charles Neville