Squandered is an English word with synonyms like wasted or lost. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Squandered in a sentence
Related words
Squandered meaning
simple past and past participle of squander
Using Squandered
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of squander
- Useful related words include: wasted, lost.
- In the example corpus, squandered often appears in combinations such as: be squandered, squandered the, and squandered.
Context around Squandered
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Squandered
- In this selection, "squandered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, djokovic, odegaard, blithely, glorious, hopes and possession stand out and add context to how "squandered" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the squandered hopes and as he squandered a one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "squandered" sits close to words such as acreage, adaptable and akron, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with squandered
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He's seen the struggles and the squandered hopes. (9 words)
Eddie Nketiah and Martin Odegaard squandered glorious opportunities for Arsenal. (10 words)
I am still at a loss as to why this opportunity was so blithely squandered. (15 words)
But the pressure of a major proved to be Pereira's undoing as he squandered a one-shot advantage on the 18th hole where he drove into a creek off the tee en route to a double-bogey that knocked him out of a playoff. (45 words)
Reflecting on the chances squandered to double the lead, O’Neil added: “I can’t remember them exactly now, but it felt like there were some moments where you were feeling that’s got to go in that one. (39 words)
J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer and Bryson Stott had a solo shot for Philadelphia, which squandered some early scoring chances and lost for just the fourth time in its last 19 road games. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the pressure of a major proved to be Pereira's undoing as he squandered a one-shot advantage on the 18th hole where he drove into a creek off the tee en route to a double-bogey that knocked him out of a playoff.
Djokovic squandered his trio of match points before Sinner rallied and broke his next service game to go ahead 6-5 before serving out the match.
Eddie Nketiah and Martin Odegaard squandered glorious opportunities for Arsenal.
Had Williamson missed and the four points been squandered, it would have been a remarkable collapse from the Wickers, who held a 17-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.
He's seen the struggles and the squandered hopes.
I am still at a loss as to why this opportunity was so blithely squandered.
In the opening 12 minutes of his Monaco bow, the 22-year-old squandered a golden opportunity to net his first goal for the club from the penalty spot.
J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer and Bryson Stott had a solo shot for Philadelphia, which squandered some early scoring chances and lost for just the fourth time in its last 19 road games.
Miranchuk squandered a chance to double his tally in the 65th minute, while Sobolev struck the bar with a header two minutes later.
One night after leaving 14 men on base in a walkoff win, the Blue Jays squandered several good chances in a 4-2 loss at Rogers Centre.
Reflecting on the chances squandered to double the lead, O’Neil added: “I can’t remember them exactly now, but it felt like there were some moments where you were feeling that’s got to go in that one.
RE: How the so-called left squandered its ownership of the marijuana issue is a long, sad story.
The Bobcats squandered their opportunity to increase their lead when sophomore forward Cristophe Tellier got called for a tripping penalty of his own, sending the two squads to four-on-four.
The DA squandered an opportunity to support the ousted ANC councillors in the Mangaung by-elections and show it was serious about coalitions.
The PNC, under the guise of the Coalition, was given a fortuitous opportunity in 2015 to make amends for its destructive and evil past, but deliberately squandered it because of greed.
The second of those triumphs was Wednesday night when the Bruins squandered an opportunity to punch a second-round ticket in front of their passionate fans.
The strongest pressure was applied when Wolves carelessly squandered possession making life difficult for themselves.
And I would like to be friends, or – if that possibility has been squandered – not make things untenably awkward or unpleasant for either of us.
Barclay says that having possibly squandered their chance of a more favourable draw, Glasgow must embrace the challenge that now lies in front of them.
Breece Hall's touchdown wasn't enough as the Jets squandered a lead against the Colts in Week 11.
Common combinations with squandered
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be squandered 14×
- squandered the 11×
- and squandered 10×
- been squandered 8×
- he squandered 7×
- squandered on 6×
- squandered his 5×
- squandered its 5×
- had squandered 5×
- but squandered 5×