How to Use waste of money in a Sentence

waste of money

noun phrase

• Cooking brings her no pleasure, and going out to eat feels like a waste of money.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• Return to menu Her mother thinks weddings are a waste of money but still wants to go dress shopping.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
• Mullins later told a Detroit News reporter that a review was premature and a waste of money.
  — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 14 May 2023
• Various progressive groups are again calling this move a waste of money.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2023
• At best, belief in provably false things like homeopathy is a colossal waste of money, and at worst belief in homeopathy can kill you.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2010
• While many people like the peace of mind that a warranty can offer, others feel like an extended car warranty is a waste of money.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• She’s gotten used to brushing off online commenters who say her renovations are a waste of money.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• Using off-brand Viagra or ones that are expired but resold by companies can be detrimental to your health (not to mention a waste of money)!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• Heather Sawyer, executive director of the watchdog group American Oversight, which has tracked the work of the units, said in a statement that the results show the units have been a waste of money and have undermined democracy.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• However, as the Presidential elections approach, there is a danger the IRA becomes a culture wars punchbag and climate action is framed by some as a waste of money.
  — María Mendiluce, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• First-year general manager Will Kuntz spent more than $20 million in transfer fees for just three players, an investment that would make anything short of a long playoff run a waste of money.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• Gentile and fellow board member Heller opposed hiring a lobbyist, seeing it as a waste of money with only three weeks left in the legislative session.
  — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
• Your vehicle will continue to accumulate a layer of fine-gray particulate matter, so heading to the car wash will be a waste of money right now.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2023
• The anti-decanters insist that building repairs can be effected around them and that moving offsite into a temporary chamber would be a waste of money.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2023
• Done carelessly, big tree-planting operations are nothing more than a colossal waste of money, says Martin.
  — Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
• There is a general sense that most major players in the sport think that its entry into global soccer will be like China’s: There will be a flurry of spending before ultimately the whole project is deemed to be a waste of money.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
• Only 2% had neutral opinion, while 7% volunteered that her office was a waste of money or offered derogatory remarks about the English in general.
  — Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Critics say offering coupons is a waste of money that would be better directed toward dropping prices across the board or investing in improving products’ quality.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
• Pretending otherwise is just a waste of money, energy, time and political goodwill.
  — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Conservative lawmakers oppose light rail, mass transit projects Conservative lawmakers opposed a renewal of that plan, saying mass transit projects, and light-rail extensions in particular, were a waste of money and didn't serve their constituents.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024