profligate

Example Sentences

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He thinks humanity is engaged in a “plunder” of nature “while our profligate use of land and energy continues to ruin our planet and threaten our existence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Hansi Flick's Barca created several clear opportunities in an entertaining clash but the woodwork and some profligate finishing stopped them from securing a far bigger victory.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

L.A.’s gleefully profligate, sport-altering franchise is on the verge of learning a costly, ancient baseball lesson:

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

But her husband, President Emmanuel Macron, has been criticised for his own profligate spending.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, since Balekin heads the profligate Circle of Grackles.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black