frittering

Example Sentences

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“It’s not that we don’t have the money. It’s that we don’t like frittering it away.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

"Starting to realise exactly how much time you're frittering away each day on your phone can be a powerful wake-up call and catalyst for change."

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2022

It was like all the good and true things he’d ever done didn’t matter, and he, who he was, the legacy he’d worked so hard for, was dissolving, frittering away with every lie they told.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee