- present participle of squander.
squandering
Example Sentences
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They had a knack for disastrous drafting and squandering their top picks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
Scotland had been heavily criticised for squandering a 21-0 lead in a chastening November loss at home to Argentina.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
The passenger pigeon remained an emblem of natural bounty, but now it also represented the squandering of that bounty.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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