fritter

Example Sentences

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Restaurant-delivery apps have become “an easy, and lazy, way to fritter your money away instead of investing,” Valega said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

I clear my schedule and hole up in the library, only to fritter away hours doing everything but writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

There’s a cup of coffee, a glass of orange juice and a fresh-baked apple fritter, all of which go undisturbed throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Firstly, they must use their reviews more smartly, and not fritter them away like they did inside 13.2 overs on the first evening.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

They had brought over the fritter and drink stands from the Street of the Turks and the people were in good spirits as they bore the tedium of waiting and the scorching sun.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez