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Examples of squander in a Sentence
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Fincher squanders it as music to kill by, returning smugness.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
Not to squander my life being spared, but to give back to my family, friends, and all of you whom have empowered me to endure.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023
The Trojans squandered a critical fourth-down stop with an offsides penalty, and also blew their own fourth-down attempt with a delay-of-game penalty.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Not to squander my life being spared , but to give back to my family, friends, and all of you whom have empowered me to endure.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The American dream is a reputation that has been earned–and that mustn’t be squandered.
—Semyon Dukach, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Secret Invasion was probably the streamer’s brand-name nadir, an impossibly dull espionage thriller that squanders Samuel L. Jackson and a slew of big names.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
Director Emma Tammi’s film squanders the game’s strange and unique-looking creatures, failing to add recognizable traits to the characters written for the film.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
The Sox mounted an even more formidable threat – with an even more monumental squander – in the bottom of the first.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
Those on hand saw the A’s squander an early 6-2 lead then force extra innings in dramatic fashion.
—Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
And in Atlanta, the Falcons’ squander of a 16-point lead to the Saints in the fourth quarter could have been saved by kicker Younghoe Koo, but his last-second try from 63 yards — well beyond his career long — was blocked.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022
For the second game in a row, the Red Sox got off to promising start, only to see the bullpen squander it.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2021
If the Jazz squander playoff possessions or get sloppy on those trips, their chances at winning will greatly diminish.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 May 2021
Every day Trump and the Republicans squander brings us a day closer to the election and a likely Biden presidency.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2020
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Verb
origin unknown
Verb
1536, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1709, in the meaning defined above
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squander. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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