fritter away
Example Sentences
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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
Arsenal had led the Premier League by as many as nine points, only to fritter away its advantage and briefly fall out of first in late April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
He called the party a “mess” and wondered how its leaders might fritter away the momentum.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
But in recent years, that shame has started to fritter away - at least in some quarters.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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
