squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
squandered
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past participleof squander.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof squander.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
squanderverb (used with object)to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
Example Sentences
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For a company that has owned a pioneering AI lab since 2014 and has proclaimed itself “AI-first” since 2016, Google seems to have squandered an early lead, experts say.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Fritz squandered a pair of match points at 40-15 and gave himself another with a booming forehand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Dodgers went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position and squandered a bases-loaded opportunity with one out in the sixth inning after chasing Buehler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Six match points were squandered in a quarter-final defeat by Hailey Baptiste in Madrid in April, before she let a set and a break lead slip against Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea in Rome.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
I’d just squandered the last of my gas going nowhere.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
