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Meanings of squandered in английском

Not used to good advantage.

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Examples for "wasted"
Examples for "wasted"
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But each year hundreds of thousands of tonnes are lost or wasted.
BBC
2
Time is wasted when both sides in debate employ the same tactics.
Whirligigs
3
Every second that passed, every second they wasted, he thought of Lizzie.
The genesis secret
4
He speaks the way he designs product: not a single wasted word.
Reuters
5
That small debacle alone wasted almost three million pounds of taxpayers' money.
The woman who died a lot
Usage of squandered in английском
1
He's squandered about £3 million -nobody really knows quite how much.
The Irish Times
2
A BAD idea done badly is bad; good ideas squandered are worse.
The Irish Times
3
Friends can also heal you, if you've squandered your own health kit.
Wired
4
He said England's destiny had been in their control with opportunities squandered.
The Guardian
5
Money, time, and energy squandered on the detailed analysis of the trivial.
Flowers for Algernon
6
The case would be so much clearer if Mayweather hadn't squandered opportunities.
The Guardian
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And when those resources are squandered in the middle of New Mexico-
While galileo preys
8
He deserted us in the end, after he had squandered the fortune.
The Hollow of Her Hand
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He had squandered the liberal fortune left him independently of the will.
The Lure of the Mask
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All of those years-allof those resources squandered on something purely unprovable.
The unseen
11
In the music business, did you see others who squandered their wealth?
Reuters
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It means that the benefits of openness and specialisation are being squandered.
The Guardian
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The young man squandered his own capital and heavily embarrassed his father.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
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Brig Shah says the Americans made two mistakes which squandered their advantage.
BBC
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His enemies declared that he had squandered his substance in vicious ways.
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 1
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The squandered loaf, the swarming mass of vermin tell their own tale.
Bramble-Bees and Others
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Squandered across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common