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
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Examples of shelve in a Sentence
The books were shelved according to category.
let's shelve the project for now
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Feig gave an update on the followup to their 2018 thriller while shutting down rumors of a feud between the two stars allegedly causing the film to be shelved.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Today’s leaders are dealing with continuous political and climate shifts – plans get made but are often shelved in response to significant external change.
—London Business School, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The request marks Willis’s last chance to retake the reins on the prosecution before Trump returns to the White House and his remaining criminal cases are shelved until the end of his term.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Carousel Capital shelved its process for Palmetto Infusion back in 2022 amid choppy debt markets.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Today’s leaders are dealing with continuous political and climate shifts – plans get made but are often shelved in response to significant external change.
—London Business School, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The request marks Willis’s last chance to retake the reins on the prosecution before Trump returns to the White House and his remaining criminal cases are shelved until the end of his term.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Carousel Capital shelved its process for Palmetto Infusion back in 2022 amid choppy debt markets.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelve. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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