In a sentence
Six example sentences with spendthrift, each labelled with its topic.
The heir proved a spendthrift, burning through a fortune on racehorses and yachts before his thirtieth birthday arrived.
Finance
Dickens gives the family a spendthrift uncle whose creditors arrive at the door before the second chapter ends.
Literature
The court chronicler called the young duke a spendthrift, noting that three villages were sold to pay for one banquet.
History
The rookie earned a reputation as a spendthrift, buying a car for every cousin before his first paycheck had even cleared.
Basketball
Psychologists note that a spendthrift feels the pleasure of buying long before the bill arrives to spoil it.
Psychology
The board replaced a spendthrift chief executive who had leased a downtown tower for a staff of twelve people.
Business
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