spends

/ spɛndz /

plural noun

1. dialect,  a child's pocket money

Example Sentences

By our 70s, the average adult spends more than seven hours a day alone—a concerning trend Mr. Rein calls “the largest unspoken health crisis of our time.”

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A nursery chain in East Sussex says the funding it receives from the government to care for children of certain age groups covers less than half of what it spends.

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He now spends most of his free time speaking out against the siege, traveling throughout the U.S. to meet with members of Congress and making frequent appearances on TV and podcasts.

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He spends hours watching them back and identifying scenarios they typically face.

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Smith now spends hours every week in a classroom with mannequins and hospital beds, in addition to taking classes including Spanish and AP English.

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