shelling

Example Sentences

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She has to stretch each of her dollars to make ends meet; soon she’ll be shelling out $30,000 a year for her daughter to go to college.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Dressed in a grey suit and shades, Benny, 30, decided to pay rather than wait, shelling out $2,400 for one of the watches.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

They get a gated yard for their dog to run around without shelling out for today’s mortgage rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The officials say the specific demands of Hamas include an end to Israeli shelling, incursions and other military operations in Gaza.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

She’d been shelling butter beans on the porch, and sweat glistened on the pearls of hair around her forehead.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd