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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High-profile eliminations of wasteful spending (some real, others not) won’t make a dent in federal spending.
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump has said the department is wasteful and a bastion for left-wing indoctrination.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
And not all that differently from the way, a generation before that, Reagan had botched his campaign against wasteful government spending.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
Rubin’s reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Capital & Main has led to state laws protecting workers from lead poisoning and has exposed wasteful spending.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump has said the department is wasteful and a bastion for left-wing indoctrination.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
And not all that differently from the way, a generation before that, Reagan had botched his campaign against wasteful government spending.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
Rubin’s reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Capital & Main has led to state laws protecting workers from lead poisoning and has exposed wasteful spending.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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