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
Their extensive donut menu has 30 variations, including chocolate wildberry fritter, salt and vinegar, red velvet cake and orange dream star.
From Salon • May 28, 2025
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
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