squander
Example Sentences
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"Of course we are sad but the league is not over tonight. There are still many months to go," De Zerbi said after seeing his side squander a golden opportunity to take first place.
From Barron's
The defeat was a second straight for Philadelphia, who were coming off an agonizing loss to NFC East rivals Dallas in which they squandered a 21-0 lead.
From Barron's
A democratic restoration cannot restore Athens’s squandered power or forestall its eventual surrender.
With the losses, the Russian military was “largely squandering its temporary advantage in personnel” from a partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists Putin ordered in the fall, according to the U.K. analysis.
From Seattle Times
A hot basketball prospect in college with a shot at a championship, he squandered his one opportunity to make it as a player in the N.B.A.:
From New York Times
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