Sentence examples for managed to squander from inspiring English sources

These are considerable advantages, which Ms Davis herself has managed to squander.

With five minutes of the game remaining the Renegades were protecting a two-goal lead, a lead they managed to squander and then relinquish entirely during overtime.

Since 11 September, America has managed to squander much goodwill, an astonishing achievement for a country that had had thousands of entirely innocent civilians brutally murdered.

Despite making about $400 million over the past 20 years, Tyson managed to squander his fortune and has filed for bankruptcy.

Under my grandmother's tearful gaze, my father and my uncles hadn't yet managed to squander their entire inheritance not all of the apartments had been sold.

Although Mr. Paterson came into office with oceans of comparative good will — legislators couldn't stand Mr. Spitzer — he has managed to squander it at breathtaking speed.

However, Henman did manage to squander a break in the third set before righting the ship.

It's also the story of how one well-meaning author manages to squander 75percentt of the reader's good will.

Adapted from Diane Johnson's brisk, knowing novel, the film somehow manages to squander both a first-rate ensemble cast and a rich, durable source of comedy -- the social and romantic misadventures of Americans in France.

Misfiring striker Fernando Torres somehow manages to squander an open goal. 2 October AVB secures his biggest win of his Chelsea tenure – a 5-1 away victory at Bolton, with Frank Lampard claiming a hat-trick – and says: "All of the players are focused on getting the Premier League back".

He yearned for wealth, yet when he achieved it, he squandered it and managed to be constantly in debt.