- present participle of spend.
spending
Example Sentences
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Oppenheimer said that after spending hours digging into AI risks ahead of the panel, he had come away “absolutely terrified.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
As employers brace for a fresh round of rising healthcare costs that outpace inflation, the stakes are getting higher for companies to contain spending on treatments such as popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Manchester United believe they can challenge for major honours despite being unable to match the spending power of their rivals.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“The parents learn the value of those interactions with their children. The importance of spending time truly talking, not just directive talk … but open-ended questions, using songs and rhymes, storytelling, descriptive language.”
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Well, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we’ve been spending so much time together.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
