squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
has squandered
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present perfectof squander (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Before hailing him as the Messiah, we should remember how much goodwill he has squandered, especially among Dortmund fans," the group's spokesperson Thomas Kessen told news agency SID.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
This company, once great in almost every way, has squandered that excellence, shortchanged its employees, imperiled its legacy and cost too many lives over shortcuts and pursuit of profit.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
Minnesota has dropped three of four games on its road trip, and has squandered late leads.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2023
And once again, USC athletics has squandered it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2023
He who has squandered the money of that darling helpless child—compose yourself, Rosey my love!—has completed the disgrace of the family, by his present mean and unworthy—yes, I say, mean and unworthy and degraded conduct.
From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by William Makepeace Thackeray
