Words similar to wasting

Example sentences for: wasting

How can you use “wasting” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The cynical spin: Anyone can succeed if he stops wasting his energy on others.
Public advocate Mark Green may sue the mayor for wasting more than $5 million in public funds in these "frivolous lawsuits."
The Star , meanwhile, maintains that Jerry Seinfeld's new fiancee, Jessica Sklar, "isn't wasting any time" spending her intended's $250 million fortune.
The Irish haven't been wasting their time either.
Hypothesis 2 says that when I buy a gun, I prevent crimes against myself while having no effect on crimes against my neighbors; criminals who choose me as a victim end up wasting their time, but criminals who choose you as a victim are as successful as ever.