spending money

Example Sentences

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“This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Merdeka Martin, 46, is putting herself on a socializing hiatus to keep herself from spending money on cocktails and meals out—and on the gas it takes to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Those platforms, like newspapers and social media, themselves depend on spending money.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

"But, candidly, I could use the liquidity. I'm good at making money. I'm better at spending money."

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

I was limited in my wardrobe choices because I was stuck buying in the shops my mother let me go to, and my mother did not believe in spending money on clothes.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah