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Examples of wasted in a Sentence
I saw him before the party and he was already wasted.
a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was
Recent Examples on the Web
There is no wasted movement, and virtually everything seems to have a purpose.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
So cell-to-pack allows the module building blocks to be left out of a battery pack, meaning less wasted volume.
—Mark Andrews, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022
To Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Blizzard’s corporate parent, this cancellation was a massive failure—not just a money drain but a wasted opportunity.
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
There’s no wasted space here, thanks to smart furnishings like an open wardrobe and rainfall shower, all complemented by oversized windows to scope the city’s streets.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
His manner can resemble his movies—patient, intense, with no wasted motion.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Companies still pay for eyeballs on their products, but AI delivers much better prospects for far fewer wasted ad dollars.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Commodity industries, like mining, are naturally risk averse, and the efforts can quickly drive up a collective sense of anxiety and dissolve into disconnected projects that ignite a sense of wasted focus.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
After a look of confusion or exclamation over the wasted ketchup, the partners, who are primarily men, are fairly divided in their reactions.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
So cell-to-pack allows the module building blocks to be left out of a battery pack, meaning less wasted volume.
—Mark Andrews, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022
To Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Blizzard’s corporate parent, this cancellation was a massive failure—not just a money drain but a wasted opportunity.
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
There’s no wasted space here, thanks to smart furnishings like an open wardrobe and rainfall shower, all complemented by oversized windows to scope the city’s streets.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
His manner can resemble his movies—patient, intense, with no wasted motion.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Companies still pay for eyeballs on their products, but AI delivers much better prospects for far fewer wasted ad dollars.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Commodity industries, like mining, are naturally risk averse, and the efforts can quickly drive up a collective sense of anxiety and dissolve into disconnected projects that ignite a sense of wasted focus.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
After a look of confusion or exclamation over the wasted ketchup, the partners, who are primarily men, are fairly divided in their reactions.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Wasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasted. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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