shelved; shelving
1
: to furnish with shelves
2
: to place on a shelf
shelve books
3
a
: to remove from active service
b
: to put off or aside
shelve a project
: to slope in a formation like a shelf
shelver
noun
Examples of shelve in a Sentence
The books were shelved according to category.
let's shelve the project for now
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Though redeveloping Villa Park’s North Stand was shelved in late 2023, Villa have not shirked infrastructure investment under Sawiris and Edens.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But if the Speaker were to blink, there are very good odds that his team would shelve their red MAGA hats briefly enough to rollback Trump’s tariffs.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including raw meat stored above ready-to-eat chicken breast and shelving inside walk-in cooler in need of cleaning.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Those moves were widely criticized at the time, and the decision to shelve Coyote vs. Acme was similarly controversial, especially given Looney Tunes' status as an iconic brand for the studio.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But if the Speaker were to blink, there are very good odds that his team would shelve their red MAGA hats briefly enough to rollback Trump’s tariffs.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including raw meat stored above ready-to-eat chicken breast and shelving inside walk-in cooler in need of cleaning.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Those moves were widely criticized at the time, and the decision to shelve Coyote vs. Acme was similarly controversial, especially given Looney Tunes' status as an iconic brand for the studio.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shelve
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelve. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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