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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In some videos, users have shared other funny fiascos, like dropping a phone on the ledge of a balcony just out of reach or spotting a pair of mice rummaging through a shelving unit.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 22 July 2025
But Microsoft has reportedly shelved Project Natick.
—You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
The start was Darvish’s second since returning from the elbow discomfort that first shelved him in spring training and persisted after a mid-May rehab game with Triple-A El Paso.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
But this is a company that just months or days had executives that were smiling and nodding about promising upcoming games, and now those have been shelved as of last week.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 22 July 2025
But Microsoft has reportedly shelved Project Natick.
—You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
The start was Darvish’s second since returning from the elbow discomfort that first shelved him in spring training and persisted after a mid-May rehab game with Triple-A El Paso.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
But this is a company that just months or days had executives that were smiling and nodding about promising upcoming games, and now those have been shelved as of last week.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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