spent

Example Sentences

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Instead, Grede compares time spent with her children to limited-edition fashion collabs, noting she likes to create “high-impact, core memories” through big moments like fishing trips or New York getaways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The department also signalled that it is pausing plans to buy more warehouses like the one in Social Circle - though the fate of facilities it already has spent millions on remains unclear.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He spent the first eight years of his career with the Phoenix Suns, where he teamed with D’Antoni.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

After realizing how unusual this star was, the students spent three hours studying it the following night.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Even in history and maths, where we’re in the same set, I’ve started doing what she’s spent weeks doing to me – pretending she doesn’t exist.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler