squandering

Example Sentences

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Squandering a fourth-quarter lead to lose to the Jets is even worse.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

Squandering home-court advantage will require the Clippers to put their road success to the test.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2015

Squandering a four-shot lead, a shell-shocked McIlroy staggered to an eight-over 80 to tie for 15th, a meltdown that sparked talk that his psyche and game would be scarred forever.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2015

Squandering their collision of pathologies, the film plods through their courtship and drains its potential gothic mysteries of their energy.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2014

Squandering mine—and my team’s—because I’m distracted isn’t an option.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone