fritter away
Example Sentences
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Do they never have to go to the supermarket, the hardware store or fritter away the rest of the afternoon on a text thread?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
But in recent years, that shame has started to fritter away - at least in some quarters.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
And here’s the thing: It’s easy to fritter away our power, but it would be a decades-long struggle to regain influence once it’s gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
“Frances. Let’s go, buddy. Let’s not fritter away the best part of the day here….Let’s go, buddy.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
