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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Some are calling for it to be shelved until DICE can figure out how to bring it back to its former glory.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The previous proposal, which involved a game between Barça and fellow Catalan club Girona, was then shelved by the LaLiga boss.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Stewart first reported soreness about four days ago, raising enough alarm bells to warrant shelving him even amid a suddenly tight race.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump was taking cues from Elon Musk, who seemed inclined to shelve the plan to put Americans back on the lunar surface and focus instead on an all-out sprint to Mars.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The previous proposal, which involved a game between Barça and fellow Catalan club Girona, was then shelved by the LaLiga boss.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Stewart first reported soreness about four days ago, raising enough alarm bells to warrant shelving him even amid a suddenly tight race.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump was taking cues from Elon Musk, who seemed inclined to shelve the plan to put Americans back on the lunar surface and focus instead on an all-out sprint to Mars.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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