squanders
- present tense form of squander (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Carrie-Anne Moss of “The Matrix” makes for an ideal veteran Jedi, but in its first misstep, “The Acolyte” squanders that opportunity right out of the gate, setting viewers up for disappointment.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Michael Madsen brings a much-needed jolt of bad boy energy to this dreary psychodrama that squanders good performances and a sharp midfilm twist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023
Trym knows too well how the human touch squanders a wild animal’s dignity.
From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022
Food waste not only squanders natural resources, money and effort, it degrades the environment.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022
But the Constitution we revere was also ordained "to promote the general welfare," and he is untrue to its purpose who squanders opportunities.
From Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses by Reid, Whitelaw
