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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I remember him as a charming but irresponsible spendthrift .
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She was by no means a spendthrift , but somehow all the money disappeared anyway.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A spendthrift with a regular, secure income is an object of desire among bankers.
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Although most Tillers were spendthrifts and never had a ha'penny or cent to their names, Florence was a financial wizard.
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Certainly not for a wasteful spendthrift , who preyed upon a gullible old woman!
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If the Tories are seeking to portray Mr Brown as a spendthrift , they are almost certain to fail.
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Pedro hated his son when he was a spendthrift , and loves him when he is not.
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Walsh was accused of everything from being a partisan zealot to an incompetent spendthrift .
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Walter Carew had placed the painting of himself further down, dissociating himself from his weaker, lecherous, spendthrift brother.