spending money

Example Sentences

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Especially as everyone is living longer and spending money and driving the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

"People are more cautious about spending money, so we're seeing tourism businesses react by cutting prices, improving their cafes. It's great that they've opened this up to the local people by making it free."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Chief among the locals' complaints is that the tourists are not spending money in the area -- they simply show up, snap their selfies and leave.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In some cases, OpenAI critics have said certain financing arrangements are circular in nature, with the company’s partners providing funding and the company spending money on computing with that partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He’s erased his old life by spending money on a replacement one.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart