Without regular maintenance, even the finest tools may run to waste over time.

Investors were uneasy after learning that the fund had heavily invested in wasting investment, which made the portfolio more sensitive to interest-rate fluctuations.

The board discussed the growing number of wasting investments that drained the company's resources.

The racing team adjusted the waste gates to prevent overboost during the sprint.

She sorted the waste paper into a separate bag for recycling.

The engineers inspected the waste gate before the rainy season to ensure it would discharge surplus water safely.

Historians recorded the wide-wasting plague that swept through the villages in a single season.

Please schedule a pickup for the bulky waste, such as the old sofa and dining table, before they start charging extra.

The city's aging waste disposals couldn't cope with the sudden increase in food and packaging waste.

The physician concluded that the patient's weakness was consistent with wasting palsy, a term rarely used in modern neurology.