Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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To fill the gap, the Department of Corrections was shelling out millions of dollars in overtime pay.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Fill it up post-security and stay hydrated without shelling out for overpriced airport drinks.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
But more people will probably shell out for the gas, given that the baseline cost of climbing Mount Everest is so expensive and the stakes are so high, Subudhi says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
And students head to other states instead of shelling out in Illinois.
—Mark Batinick, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Fill it up post-security and stay hydrated without shelling out for overpriced airport drinks.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
But more people will probably shell out for the gas, given that the baseline cost of climbing Mount Everest is so expensive and the stakes are so high, Subudhi says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
And students head to other states instead of shelling out in Illinois.
—Mark Batinick, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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