profligate

Example Sentences

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He has been dogged by negative stories about profligate spending, including DeSantis’ preference for flying private planes.

From Seattle Times

Last Tuesday, Celtic swept aside Dundee in a "much more like it" showing after a profligate performance against Livingston and the back-to-back defeats by Kilmarnock and Hearts.

From BBC

But it was reviled by citizens of poorer, more profligate countries in southern Europe, where he deployed Berlin’s huge economic muscle to impose unpopular austerity measures to protect the single euro currency.

From New York Times

But he didn’t join the Democrats; Chen sees both parties caught in the grip of special interests and too profligate.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Burial” leads with Willie from the start, establishing his reputation, his M.O. and his fabulously profligate Florida lifestyle, and making unmistakably clear whose story this is.

From Los Angeles Times