squandering
- present participle of squander.
Example Sentences
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Squandering those timeouts was dangerous against a physical, clock-killing team — and it was typical.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2022
Squandering home-court advantage will require the Clippers to put their road success to the test.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2015
Squandering a four-shot lead, a shell-shocked McIlroy staggered to an eight-over 80 to tie for 15th, a meltdown that sparked talk that his psyche and game would be scarred forever.
From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2015
Squandering their collision of pathologies, the film plods through their courtship and drains its potential gothic mysteries of their energy.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2014
Squandering mine—and my team’s—because I’m distracted isn’t an option.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
