Example Sentences

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People this season are shelling out an average of $132.09 a ticket, according to the Broadway League.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The inversion, first flagged by the X account of Fiscal.ai, points to a change in how investors are viewing Microsoft and the other tech companies that are shelling out billions to build AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Earnings reports from Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft last month reaffirmed the colossal amounts of money these firms are shelling out for everything from data centres to chips.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

One of the most striking signs of the global rise of women’s soccer is the growing international transfer market and the fees club teams are shelling out for players.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Consequently the farmers are shelling more bushels of corn to the acre planted.

From The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) by Nearing, Scott