How to Use wastage in a Sentence

wastage

noun
  • Of course wastage is par for the course in a public programme.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2021
  • There are strange changes that take place, not just the kind of muscle wastage and the molecular side of things.
    Anne Easton, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Wi-Fi wastage Wi-Fi faces the same restraints as receivers.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2018
  • The soil absorbs the water without wastage and runoff, so the plant can utilize every drop.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022
  • This results in the wastage of doses, even when there are people waiting to take the jab elsewhere.
    Ratheesh Raveendran, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The client can also decide when to play the advertisement and how many times to play it, which minimises the wastage of money spent on ads.
    Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Traxler said wastage is still a concern, but the state has likely crossed the threshold from supply to demand being the biggest problem.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The pre-measured pacs are mess-free and guarantee no wastage, and can be utilized in both standard and HE dishwashers.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
  • So far, states like Lakshadweep and Tamil Nadu have reported 8-10% vaccine wastage, the highest in the country.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 6 May 2021
  • But while food is an essential part of Super Bowl celebrations, food wastage doesn’t have to be.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The idea for both new tools is to reduce the amount of money advertisers spend targeting the wrong people—known in the ad industry as wastage.
    Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 12 June 2017
  • Flood irrigation has been used in the area for millennia, though FAO has warned of massive water wastage.
    Philip Issa, Fox News, 5 July 2018
  • Waste reduction is at the heart of one-size swimwear brand Hunza G, with zero deadstock fabric or wastage created in the process.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The project aims to be efficient in its energy use and minimize energy wastage.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In general, the global health body said, it is recommended to keep all vaccine wastage to below 1 percent.
    Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
  • This predictability of price and timely availability of SKUs helps us and our partners plan better and avoid wastage.
    Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 5 Jan. 2020
  • In a moderate shift, Traxler said wastage of doses has become less concerning than getting more people to get doses.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2021
  • What about the actual diabolical activity—the violence, the rape, the pillage, the sheer wastage of lives?
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • By the government’s own estimates in March, the national average for vaccine wastage was 6.5%.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 6 May 2021
  • To be clear, wastage is normal and to be expected during any vaccination campaign, but it can be minimized.
    Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • In a bid to reduce food wastage, Sainsbury’s are only selling edible pumpkins and are giving customers delicious recipes to follow at home to make the most out of the pumpkin insides.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Having a solid formula means less water wastage, less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
  • At this point, Hannan said wastage should be expected, especially as the next phase of vaccination moves to private practices.
    Amanda Sealy, Nadia Kounang and Ryan Prior, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The World reports the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon generally opens Dec. 1 but can be delayed to ensure a high-quality product and to avoid wastage of the resource.
    USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
  • As a result, strict laws regarding food expiration usage result in large-scale wastage.
    Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • Some of the wastage could be forestalled if U.S. health officials extend the shelf life of the vaccine developed by Pfizer, but such expiration dates can only be extended so far.
    Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 23 July 2021
  • An increasing number of marketers are taking a stand against wastage in the online ad space by speaking out about issues such as transparency, viewability and ad fraud.
    Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The document also says states should try to plan for redistributing the shots in ways that minimizes wastage of the limited stocks of Novavax's vaccine, which come in 10-dose vials that must be used within 6 hours after opening.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 July 2022
  • Water wastage is very difficult to monitor at the domestic level.
    Niyati Seth, Quartz, 8 June 2022
  • The result is a more streamlined and efficient media access strategy that maximizes campaign impact while minimizing wastage.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023

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