- present participle of squander.
squandering
Example Sentences
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However, in the tie-break, Sinner upped his first serves and after squandering the first of two set points, an Alcaraz double fault gave him the initiative in the match.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
I have wondered in these pages whether people are squandering their retirement on eating out.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Erling Haaland drilled in his 150th goal for City with a penalty late in the first half, but the Norway striker was guilty of several misses, with Bernardo Silva and Rayan Cherki also squandering opportunities.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
Lawmakers should take note: Pulling back on mRNA research now would risk squandering the most promising advances in cancer care in a generation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
“Dear Lord,” she begged, “make us poor again the way we were when we founded this town so that you will not collect for this squandering in the other life.”
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
