Thei lyven more in lecherie, And lyeth in her tales, Than suen any good liif; But lurken in her selles, 120 And wynnen werdliche good, And wasten it in synne.
In this wyse bothe frute and the tree wasten away togider, though mokel besy occupacion have be spent, to bringe it so ferforth that it was able to springe.
Thus have I stilled my disese; thus have I covered my care; that I brenne in sorouful anoy, as gledes and coles wasten a fyr under deed asshen.
For, though ye loke never so brode, and stare, 1420 Ye shul nat winne a myte on that chaffare, But wasten al that ye may rape and renne.
For tho' ye loke never so brode and stare, Ye shul not win a mite on that chaffare, But wasten all that ye may rape and renne.
And thanne after that the fest and solempnetie of the mariage was done, the kyng conquerid many townes and castells.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wasten" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
