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:

Stop wasting your editorial bandwidth and reporters' time on this.
Libertarians say America should stop wasting money on imperial power, and cultural conservatives say America should stop exporting its horrible values to the rest of the world.
He fought the bill; Sprint PCS fought back, by phone and fax, wasting a good amount of time.
Whenever I see the term African-American , with its sixteen letters, in print twelve times in a single article, I wonder if the writer realizes how much space is wasting and how pedantic it all sounds.
Later, Johnny comes to see him: "Tom said, 'If you think I am a stone that you shouldn't leave unturned, you are wasting your time.