Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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According to Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, each family in the United States has shelled out nearly $1,200 in tariff costs over the past 10 months alone.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
These dads are willing to shell out the big bucks, even though over half (55%) say their holiday shopping budgets have tightened over the last year, and 56% feel pressure to make every dollar count.
—Phillip Goericke, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Under Par’s old leadership, that company’s own premium brand, Showtime, has been all but destroyed, leaving Paramount+ desperately in need of the kind of upscale content that gets a certain subset of subscribers to shell out for a higher tier.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The Bay Area Host Committee, which is covering the cost of putting on the six matches at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, is expected to shell out between $45 million and $50 million.
—Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
These dads are willing to shell out the big bucks, even though over half (55%) say their holiday shopping budgets have tightened over the last year, and 56% feel pressure to make every dollar count.
—Phillip Goericke, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Under Par’s old leadership, that company’s own premium brand, Showtime, has been all but destroyed, leaving Paramount+ desperately in need of the kind of upscale content that gets a certain subset of subscribers to shell out for a higher tier.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The Bay Area Host Committee, which is covering the cost of putting on the six matches at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, is expected to shell out between $45 million and $50 million.
—Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shell out
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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