spender

Example Sentences

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Germany, the fourth-largest spender, raised expenditure by 24 percent in 2025 to $114 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

A spontaneous jaunt like that is probably something he wouldn’t have done years ago, but “after a lifetime of being a conscientious spender and saver, it felt deserved,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 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

I read these articles about folks needing millions saved and I don’t think I’m that much of a spender.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Burr’s reputation as a notorious womanizer or as a lavish spender who always managed to stay one step ahead of his creditors did not trouble Hamilton.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis