Sentence examples for The squandering from inspiring English sources
verb
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
In polling places, people demanded an end to the "squandering" of public funds.
A sixth team won only because the other team's closer was another of the squandering seven.
The squandering of talent, career and money were all of a piece.
The squandering of privilege and inheritance is owing not only to poor planning and excess but also to the nagging sense that privilege and inheritance are unearned.
The squandering of experienced staff when they were induced to leave the service, coupled with lower numbers on the frontline, cannot be rectified overnight.
The squandering of positive energy created a vacuum for a disgruntled restlessness in the face of heavy challenges and formidable obstacles.
Energy resources were squandered, and the squandering continues.
THE SQUANDERING OF AMERICA: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity, by Robert Kuttner.
Perhaps the saddest aspect of this is the squandering of resources and goodwill.
They squandered themselves on their art, and in the squandering grew stronger.
It's the squandering of the talented Ms. Heche, who is given top billing but almost nothing to do.
