- present tense form of spend (3rd person singular).
spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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It then spends hours creating a cone-shape "scaffold" of dozens of tension lines, around which it finally wraps a thinner type of silk before retreating upwards.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Hinckley visits at least once a year, but he doesn’t gamble and spends his time at nicer properties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
According to analysts at Oppenheimer, tracking how Tesla spends its cash may provide some insight.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
He spends a great deal of time regarding reflections in mirrors.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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