shelling

Example Sentences

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She has to stretch each of her dollars to make ends meet; soon she’ll be shelling out $30,000 a year for her daughter to go to college.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Dressed in a grey suit and shades, Benny, 30, decided to pay rather than wait, shelling out $2,400 for one of the watches.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The officials say the specific demands of Hamas include an end to Israeli shelling, incursions and other military operations in Gaza.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It achieved this all not by shelling out on advertising, but instead by waging a series of loud, sometimes litigious campaigns for social, corporate and environmental causes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

My grandmother quit shelling and looked straight at me.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz