wasted

• If life is not to be wasted, they must be bartered for the higher, and we must recognise that to give all things for the sake of Christ and His love is wise merchandise and good exchange. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
• You may as well try to bring back the water that has been sucked over Niagara, and churned into white foam at its base, as to recall the wasted opportunities. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
• The time spent upon them is often as absolutely wasted, as the time devoted to a sick animal incurably diseased, and which can never be of any service, while by nursing it along, its owner incurs the risk of infecting his whole stock with its deadly taint. —  Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual
• All the work done in pacifying the country would then be wasted, and what was worse, Sher Singh would be provided with a second base of operations against Ranjitgarh, and a means of communication with his desired ally, Abd-ur-Rashid Khan of Ethiopia. —  The Path to Honour
• It will give you a good chance to practice talking Chinese, so the time won't be wasted--as far as your study goes, I mean We got our umbrellas, palm-leaf fans, and tract bags, and started off. —  Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries

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