fritter

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

We were all three dashed against the far wall of the drawer in a tangle of Camilla’s handkerchiefs and the leftover apple fritter.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck