squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
had squandered
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past perfectof squander.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Equally, spending millions to fight the case in court would open the BBC up to claims it had squandered precious funds.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Yes, the L.A. native and childhood Dodgers fan had squandered a dream opportunity to pitch the club to a championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
Mrs. Grade, herself a writer of largely unpublished poetry and fiction, asserted in a 73-page poem she wrote that her husband had squandered his enormous talent.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
But when Coogan reached adulthood, he learned that his mother and stepfather had squandered the $4 million he had earned – what would amount to tens of millions of dollars today.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023
All rarities, for which he had squandered two weeks’ salary—borrowed in advance from Mr. Sloat.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
