How to Use squander in a Sentence

squander

verb

• He vowed not to squander this opportunity.
• Team USA didn't squander a late lead against France this time.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2021
• The Orioles had their chance to win Tuesday night’s game in the ninth inning and squandered it.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2023
• And while the Lakers’ bench squandered it in the second, the starters reestablished control.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• The crash caused a safety car to come in with Massa in the lead and squandered his advantage.
  — Mauricio Savarese, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• Nick Pivetta didn’t need long to squander the 2-0 lead.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
• The Mariners squandered a chance to take the lead in the top of the inning when Hector Neris (5-2) struggled with control.
  — Kristie Rieken, oregonlive, 8 July 2023
• But granted a 2-0 lead, Suárez seemed ready to squander it with dispatch.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
• Buckets with the biggest leaks could squander most of the benefits.
  — Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
• Here, voters had a historic choice to make: Vote to save the republic, or squander it.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 12 Nov. 2022
• By then, The Real Wild West has squandered many chances to rope in viewers who might only know the legend.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2023
• No one wants to squander water or create runoff that impacts rivers and streams.
  — oregonlive, 27 June 2021
• Although Boyd squandered the one-run margin, the Tigers' offense bounced back with two runs in the fifth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2023
• Big bundles of money to squander there’ll be scam artists using it.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 May 2022
• The horde of Roth fans saw their opportunity and did not squander it.
  — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• For the Morse team, though, this means there’s no room to squander that rarified position.
  — Wired, 5 Aug. 2022
• Golden State squandered a double-digit lead to lose for the ninth time, with the Clippers having come back in two of those games.
  — Janie McCauley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
• The visiting side continued to pile on the pressure and had the chance to put the game beyond doubt in the 80th minute but squandered a five-on-two counter-attack.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
• The American dream is a reputation that has been earned–and that mustn’t be squandered.
  — Semyon Dukach, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
• But Koy quickly squandered that win, alienating the pop star with a cheap shot about her presence at NFL games.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
• Your good graces with this family are too precious to squander.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
• The Chargers squandered a 27-point lead in what was an historic playoff collapse.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• The current President and his party may be about to squander their best, and perhaps last chance to respond.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 18 Jan. 2022
• Silas ripped his team later that month after a 19-point lead was squandered in a defeat at the Toyota Center.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Feb. 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.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• But Licht quickly squandered much of that goodwill through a series of blunders, many of his own making.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 7 June 2023
• Miguel Cabrera, with Báez standing on third base, struck out swinging on three pitches to squander a chance at more runs.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2022
• That is a chance the candidates don’t want to squander, as a sterling debate performance could — could — shift the course of their campaign.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024