How to use "profligate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "profligate" in popular movie and book plots

"Power piggery", the profligate use of electricity, is a crime. - The Cool War
The jury looks back on events that lead to profligate baronet Sir Hubert Ware being tried for murder. - The Ware Case (1938 film)
Ravichandran is the son of a rich businessman (Srinivasa Murthy) and is given to profligate ways. - Anjada Gandu
Joline Hofer (Viola Dana) is a profligate Montmartre dancer who left her illegitimate child in a convent. - Revelation (1924 film)
Meanwhile, Mayor Brown (Andrew Daly) realizes that Franklin City is facing bankruptcy due to profligate spending on his part. - Yogi Bear (film)
Jacob's elder brother reappears after his marriage goes badly wrong and his profligate wife leaves him bankrupt. - Le Paysan parvenu
Combined with Barry's own profligate spending practices, he is ruined on many levels. - The Luck of Barry Lyndon

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