squander
verb (used with object)
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed byaway ).
were 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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“This is a mistake,” Mr. Kapanga recalled warning him, suggesting the Americans were squandering generations of relationship building in Congo, the source of more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
The season was young, but the Nationals, Baker lamented, were squandering chances to blow out opponents.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2017
In 2014 then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed concern that personnel failures were squandering public trust in the nuclear force.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2016
Experts said the report showed we were "squandering an unbelievably precious resource".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2014
U.S. farmers everywhere, ignoring erosion by water and wind and over-cropping, were squandering the nation's most vital asset.
From Time Magazine Archive
