be spent
Example Sentences
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Rep. Cyrus King of Massachusetts grumbled that Jefferson’s collection included “irreligious and immoral books” and complained that the funds could be spent for “purposes more indispensable than the purchase of a library.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Whatever is left in that main account after those contributions have been made to cover your financial obligations can be spent guilt-free.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
It will be spent on projects on the River Stour, with Kent the home to England's largest population of wild beavers, and ancient woodland at the Blean, near Canterbury.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Community clinics that fail to comply would be penalized, with fines placed in a state-managed fund to be spent on clinic workforce programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
What good was it to have a hairy vetch “mootant” named after me, if my whole life was to be spent in Caldwell County, bounded by Lockhart and San Marcos, pecan trees and cotton fields?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
