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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In addition, making food at home will help to eliminate the wasteful packaging that takeout is wrapped in, Báez noted.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Since so much work has already been completed, architects have been tasked with designing the best and least wasteful way of using the infrastructure that's already built.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
Requiring prior authorization for these procedures and devices could reduce wasteful spending and help patients by steering them away from unnecessary treatments.
—Grace MacKleby, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
There's also something so satisfying about knowing that the robe is keeping the world a little less wasteful, being made entirely from the brand's fabric scraps.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Since so much work has already been completed, architects have been tasked with designing the best and least wasteful way of using the infrastructure that's already built.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
Requiring prior authorization for these procedures and devices could reduce wasteful spending and help patients by steering them away from unnecessary treatments.
—Grace MacKleby, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
There's also something so satisfying about knowing that the robe is keeping the world a little less wasteful, being made entirely from the brand's fabric scraps.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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