All 3 Uses of
squander
in
Going After Cacciato
- Before starting the march, he had told them that he cared for their lives and would not squander them, but he also explained that he cared for the mission as a soldier must, otherwise every life lost is lost dumbly.†
Chpt 25
- Magic, mystery, ghosts and incense, whispers in the dark, strange tongues and strange smells, uncertainties never articulated in war stories, emotion squandered on ignorance.†
Chpt 39
- Imagining how to spend freedom: squander it, invest it, use it like Monopoly money.
Chpt 40 *squander = waste
Definition:
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(squander) to waste -- money, resources, or opportunities