squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
is squandering
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present progressiveof squander (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But by focusing on the isolation policy for Covid, for example, the agency is squandering an opportunity to foster better public health policies, several experts said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
San Bernardino resident Marven Norman criticized the plan at a recent public forum, saying the project is squandering opportunities to build other stations along the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Sevilla’s attack never got going in a poor showing for a team that is squandering its opportunity to add to its sole league title from 1946.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
But this piecemeal process is squandering the opportunity for a national statement about the value of the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2021
"This must be surely some prodigal, who has sold his father's land, and is squandering away his money," they said to each other.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 4 by William Patten
