Sentence examples for squander both from inspiring English sources

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.

Ormerod, having twice broken through on goal only to squander both opportunities, did have better luck with his third one-on-one with the keeper, Stephen Bywater – except that his shot was deflected into the net by the Derby defender Jake Buxton and credited as an own goal.

The flights were purely propaganda, squandering both money and the opportunity to engage in serious collaborative efforts.

Curiously, it was Neil McCann, one of the most experienced players on the field, who squandered both chances.

The HD1000 works on Ordinary-Definition TV's too, but that's squandering both its talent and your money.

And she had two break points in the eighth game of the second set but squandered both and Clijsters won four straight points to make it 5-3, then served out for the match.

Ahab manipulates his crew into squandering both his investors' funds and their own lives to satisfy his immoral agenda — piloting his ship toward a doomed conflict with a murderous, uncontrollable, unstoppable monster variously interpreted as nature, God, fate and, on a level particular to the history of the United States, slavery.

Openings were squandered by both sides before the interval and Tomasz Kuszczak, preferred to Ben Foster as the United goalkeeper, might have been apprehensive.

But Federer squandered them both as he hit a clear forehand down the line inches long and then fell victim to a thunderbolt serve.

With possession being squandered by both sides, there were few clear-cut openings in the first half.

Their editorial board wrote that Wynne has "earned a fresh mandate," arguing that even though Wynne is dragging the baggage of McGuinty behind her, she's done a good job of forging a fresh vision for the future during her 16 months in power adding that the opportunity to come out looking like the clear opposition choice has been squandered by both Hudak and Horwath.