spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“The seller is usually the one who makes the money. The buyer is usually the one who spends the money. Look at it that way.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
NASA’s critics, muted of late by Artemis’ success, have often asked why the U.S. spends tax money on space.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Ness, whose band helped invent Orange County punk in the late 1970s, spends much of his time these days on California’s Central Coast, where he and his wife, Christine, bought a place years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Katie spends much of the season vacillating between raging at Archie and feeling guilt over falling for his manipulative overtures.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
She's in her thirties, with regal features, two irritating twins, and a husband who publishes a ladies' magazine and spends so much time at work that I've met him only once.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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