spending money

Example Sentences

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Parents told us they are spending money to help their adult children with child care, rent, down payments for homes and vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Newhouse was known for spending money to make sure that papers got the best stories.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

As long as these projections don’t experience much disruption from the companies spending money on compute and data centers, these numbers can bring growth stocks higher—and help them outpace value.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

And I hadn’t been in the school long when Mrs. Swerlin, knowing I could use spending money of my own, got me a job after school washing die dishes in a local restaurant.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey