spend foolishly
Example Sentences
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Not a cent did he spend foolishly, though it was hard work to resist the inclination to buy the fine things that tempted him from the shop windows.
From Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks by Optic, Oliver
In what ways can you save some of the pennies you might spend foolishly?
From The Elson Readers, Book 5 by Elson, William H.
My friends, I work hard for my money, and have none to spend foolishly.
From Manuel Pereira by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
You may lend or spend foolishly, but that is not the point here; at any rate you are dealing with what is your own.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas
The result will be that he will perhaps get some more money to hoard, and leave for his heirs to spend foolishly.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 by Various
