spent

Example Sentences

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In 2020, he spent $342 million on a brief, unsuccessful presidential campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mountcastle spent 24 years as a prosecutor in the Western District of Virginia.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

For Steve, the findings are vindication after decades spent trying to reach the truth.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors spent years treating Chili’s like an aging casual-dining chain.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I knew for a fact that the library had them, because sometimes I spent the last half of lunch lurking by the fantasy section.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows