spender

Example Sentences

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Bloomfield has been a big spender in recent school board election cycles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Estonia in 2025 was the fourth-highest spender on defense as a share of its GDP among the alliance’s 32 allies, behind its close neighbors Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Germany, the fourth-largest spender, raised expenditure by 24 percent in 2025 to $114 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

There, the court reasoned that such independent spending could not corrupt, because to count as independent spending, a spender could not coordinate with the candidate on campaign messaging.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

“Real big spender, huh?” my grandfather says, looking around at the linoleum floor, the plastic flower arrangements.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm