spending money

Example Sentences

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I can afford to spend more than I do — in fact, I could buy just about anything I want — but I have great difficulty actually spending money.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“I mean, I’m spending money to do it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"But, candidly, I could use the liquidity. I'm good at making money. I'm better at spending money."

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Besides, once she made up her mind to go, she enjoyed the planning almost as much as she enjoyed spending money.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg