Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Grocery shoppers brace to pay more for eggs, meat and other staples
Egg prices are stabilizing after a sharp run-up earlier this year, but grocery shoppers are already getting used to shelling out more for those and other pantry staples.
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Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 11 May 2025
The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
United spent £96m and are 14th, Spurs spent £80m and are 16th, West Ham spent £85m and are 17th, while Ipswich shelled out a net spend of £107m and are heading down.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Originally built in 2017 on nearly six acres, the home was scooped up by Hankey during the 2021 South Florida real estate surge for $29.5 million—nearly $8 million more than what the previous owner shelled out just six months prior.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 11 May 2025
The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
United spent £96m and are 14th, Spurs spent £80m and are 16th, West Ham spent £85m and are 17th, while Ipswich shelled out a net spend of £107m and are heading down.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Originally built in 2017 on nearly six acres, the home was scooped up by Hankey during the 2021 South Florida real estate surge for $29.5 million—nearly $8 million more than what the previous owner shelled out just six months prior.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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