shelling

Example Sentences

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Even if a new grad is paying rent to their parents, it will likely be less than they’d be shelling out if they were living on their own.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

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

The bottom line is that companies want to know if shelling out big bucks today for AI tools, from Microsoft or its competitors, is truly worth it.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

People this season are shelling out an average of $132.09 a ticket, according to the Broadway League.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Do you see that rooftop balcony? We had a party there the night the American Civil War began. The shelling of Fort Sumter.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan