spendthrift
Example Sentences
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I am not a spendthrift, for sure, but I haven’t been frugal either, and I sometimes feel guilty because I think maybe I should have been.
From New York Times
Do you set unrealistic expectations to make up for your spendthrift parent?
From Seattle Times
It’s the color of the Virgin Mary’s robe, used in the Impressionists’ sumptuous seas and skies, favored by a depressed Picasso and a spendthrift Vermeer.
From Washington Post
They were spendthrift collectors of autographed movie memorabilia.
From New York Times
How can I persuade my parents not to be spendthrifts on our dime?
From New York Times
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