Please
Waste
Waste verb - To use up carelessly.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Then please convey this to him, if you would: My military might exceeds yours by an overwhelming margin, so attempts at revenge would be a mere waste of efforts.
Source: Tactful Translation - Not even getting into Hope's Peak Academy was enough to please them, since they considered his talent a waste of time.
Source: Abusive Parents / Fan Works - The chorus of Oasis' "Falling Down" has Noel Gallagher singing that he "tried to God to no avail", if only to say "If you won't save me, please don't waste my time".
Source: Have You Seen My God?
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Waste and Please. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/please/waste
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Waste or Please. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/please/waste.
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