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 Irish haven't been wasting their time either.
Another food crisis was reported from Australia, where the Sydney Morning Herald reported that an estimated 800 out of 30,000 flocks of sheep in New South Wales were infected with OJD (Ovine Johnes disease), a wasting disorder similar to leprosy in humans.
He has spent his life as an "international civil servant," a phrase that conjures an image of someone wasting millions of U.S. dollars pushing paper around the Third World (which is basically what he did).
Other than skin changes consistent with wasting, her examination was benign.
Last night, while wasting time in the usual online fashion, I came across a chance to vote for the novel of the century, from a list of ten chosen by other people wasting time in the usual online fashion, and it certainly didn't include A Sport and a Pastime , which it should have.