wastefulness
noun
Examples of wasteful in a Sentence
a wasteful use of natural resources
a careless and wasteful person
We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.
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President Trump and his chief cost-cutter, Elon Musk, contend the aid and development work is wasteful and furthers a liberal agenda.
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Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
In addition to paring back federal employment rosters (more on that below), Trump has ordered Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to seek ways to eliminate wasteful spending.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
More recently, Russia has pushed baseless false claims about Ukrainian corruption, Zelensky's supposedly declining domestic political support, and wasteful spending of Western dollars, with many of these accusations created and spread by Dougan.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
In addition to paring back federal employment rosters (more on that below), Trump has ordered Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to seek ways to eliminate wasteful spending.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
More recently, Russia has pushed baseless false claims about Ukrainian corruption, Zelensky's supposedly declining domestic political support, and wasteful spending of Western dollars, with many of these accusations created and spread by Dougan.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wasteful
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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