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

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

In the evening he come out on the porch in his Sunday best She be sitting there with me shelling peas or helping the children with they spelling.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker