squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
squanders
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present tense formof squander (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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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
Less notable are Riley’s sidekicks, a ho-hum bunch that quickly squanders our patience.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
My husband makes wife and children unhappy because he squanders everything, and Herr Sonnenkamp makes wife and children unhappy because he has got everything.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach
