fritter

The result is something between an aromatic fritter and a funky soufflé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

For now, however, many young workers should still be able to find positions so they can afford to fritter away their youth, as is tradition.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Last time I went, we tried the Thai corn fritter which was really good and crispy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

They’d find crumbs of apple fritter in our drawer.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Order a round of fritters, a rum punch and a plate of griot, a citrusy pork dish that is slow-braised and then fried until crisp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Faced with a chilly house, some users might then dial up the power on their heat pump - but if you do that, much of the efficiency advantage fritters away, he says.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

One of the offerings: takoyaki, sold next to a colorful poster that explains takoyaki is a “beloved Japanese street food … fritters with a variety of delicious toppings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

Leek fritters with a gummy texture registered all dough, no leek, with the exteriors over-salted such that eating more became unappealing.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

The guard was passing by, so I remarked instead about the plantain fritters we’d eaten the night before.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Beagle and Barker said they frittered away two hours at Pershing Square a few blocks away until around 4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

England had the benefit of winning the toss in the third Test, then frittered it away.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024

Soon after, at 5-2, Alcaraz held two match points that he frittered away; he got broken for the first time to make it 5-3; and another match point came and went at 5-4.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Maybe you’ve frittered away hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023

Or I could drive out to this Garland place and demand that the grandmother replace the funds Cap frittered away.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

The meek Eagles sputtered and stalled, brainlessly frittering a time out that might have extended the game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

Ray plainly resents Bankman-Fried for trying to blame the bankruptcy team for frittering away FTX’s value and his claim that he tried to help Ray restructure the company but was rebuffed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

This is only frittering if it becomes excessive.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023

But if it hit the wall, it would at least tie the game and allow the Mariners another chance at the expected victory they were in the process of frittering away.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

Most of the original Fragment had been destroyed by the fire, the burning pages flapping and frittering away into ash, all their words turned to dust.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee