spent

Example Sentences

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"We spent our whole lives building this house. This is all we managed to achieve in life. They brought us back to zero again, me and my children."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He spent the night cutting pictures from magazines and downloading images to create a makeshift catalog, then promised Mason a custom $40,000 necklace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

In Zug, a stretch of rolling hills and lakes not much larger than Washington, D.C., finance minister Heinz Tännler spent years rolling out the red carpet for highly skilled foreigners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Companies and research teams have spent years developing DAC systems, and ETH Zurich spin-off Climeworks, founded in 2009, was among the first to bring the technology to market.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Back when we were the dynamic duo of Jilly Bean and Jessa Jean, we spent hours playing in these woods.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith