spendthrift

Example Sentences

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Here’s what typically happens to spendthrifts who clear their debt.

From Washington Post

Fiscal hawks have called for the Japanese government to walk back its monetary policies, which they argue have provided too little bang for the buck and turned the government into a spendthrift.

From New York Times

You could go into one of these meetings convinced that a woman is a selfish spendthrift, and come out convinced instead that her husband is a tight-fisted tyrant.

From BBC

My aunt was not a spendthrift, but she encouraged me to be.

From Salon

Republicans often say their regular refusals to raise the debt ceiling are about fiscal prudence and reining in spendthrift Democrats.

From Washington Post