spender

Example Sentences

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One wild-card spender in this campaign is retired businessman Bill Bloomfield, who has put $367,093 into an independent campaign on behalf of Melvoin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Estonia in 2025 was the fourth-highest spender on defense as a share of its GDP among the alliance’s 32 allies, behind its close neighbors Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

There, the court reasoned that such independent spending could not corrupt, because to count as independent spending, a spender could not coordinate with the candidate on campaign messaging.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

China is the world's biggest spender in the luxury sector, accounting for half of global sales.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

“Real big spender, huh?” my grandfather says, looking around at the linoleum floor, the plastic flower arrangements.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm