How to Use fritter away in a Sentence
fritter away
verb-
But the money is there to mitigate it like never before and it has been frittered away.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The group frittered away their label’s cash and several albums worth of material as their momentum stalled.
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Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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In the deciding tiebreak, having frittered away an earlier chance to serve out the match, Vavassori cranked serves and crushed overheads with primal grunts.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Ten years ago, the Panthers were viewed as an undesirable destination that would never succeed, annually missing the playoffs and frittering away talent.
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James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Mostly a bunch of early postseason exits, and a team this year spending the final days of the season trying to make the playoffs after frittering away a big lead to the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Mikel Arteta reflected on how his group lived the period between points inexplicably frittered away at Wolves and confidently spearing the heart of their rivals four days later.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Such a deal would make diplomatic history; Israel and Syria are historic enemies, having fought numerous wars against each other, and a previous attempt to strike a peace agreement between the two by the Bill Clinton administration ultimately frittered away.
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Daniel Depetris,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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