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.
Alison Holmes, the director of the Fleming Initiative, said antibiotics were "one of the greatest health resources that has been squandered" and we should all think of how much we owe to antibiotics.
From BBC
What might Iran have achieved—in water and otherwise—had it used the billions that it has squandered on harmful water infrastructure, regional mayhem and pursuit of nuclear weapons to serve the Iranian people instead?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
