Sentence examples for once squandered from inspiring English sources

Smith once squandered £4m on Sebastián Rozental but gave an unknown Rino Gattuso his first big chance.

Looking back from a happier place, I can't quite fathom the sheer brainpower we once squandered on food and weight: the tedious minutiae of poached salmon versus skinless chicken breast.

Once squandered, it may be impossible to regain.

Once Mossadegh squandered the allegiance of the clergy, the inevitability of his fate became increasingly clear.

Two early goals and a gem of a third made life ever more uncomfortable for Mark Hughes, whose Queens Park Rangers side were flattered by a stoppage-time rally in which they scored once and squandered a clear chance.

Tony Blair, he once said, "squandered a massive landslide from an electorate hungry for change, poured billions of public pounds into private pockets and accelerated the growing gap between rich and poor".

To forgive Mr. Martins for — once again — squandering his dancers, though, is harder.

By the end of the first half, however, the Nets let a 24-point lead dwindle to 13, once again squandering a strong first quarter.

Republican policies, he said more than once today, would only "squander" the current prosperity, and he ridiculed the G.O.P. itself as "the same old crowd" -- intolerant, white, rich and unrepresentative of America's diversity.

That journalists who once feted Mr Blair have now turned on him says more about how he has squandered his once considerable authority and the public's trust than it does about the state of British journalism.

Once again, the team squandered chances and blew leads.