squandering
Example Sentences
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The Dodgers came up short in another bases-loaded opportunity the next inning, squandering a chance to take the lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
However, in the tie-break, Sinner upped his first serves and after squandering the first of two set points, an Alcaraz double fault gave him the initiative in the match.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
I have wondered in these pages whether people are squandering their retirement on eating out.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
Erling Haaland drilled in his 150th goal for City with a penalty late in the first half, but the Norway striker was guilty of several misses, with Bernardo Silva and Rayan Cherki also squandering opportunities.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
In the midst of the excitement of the family the scandalization of Úrsula, the joy of the people cramming the street to watch that apotheosis of squandering.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
