squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
was squandering
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past progressiveof squander.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dr Collins said while the NHS should celebrate its ability to train some of the best medics in the world, the service was "squandering that expertise" due to "doctors leaving the UK in droves".
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
A reporter asked whether he was frustrated that the offense was squandering such quality outings.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Power birdied the par-3 16th and the 18th in regulation for a 5-under 67, posting at 21-under 267 while Poston was squandering the lead behind him.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2021
But there were murmurs, too, especially back home in Mexico, that Vela was leaving his potential untapped, that he had more to give, that he was squandering some of his gifts.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
Early in his career he volunteered to defend the cause of the Countess Hatzfeldt, whose unfaithful husband was squandering his estates and suffering her to live in want.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel P. Orth
