How to Use shell out in a Sentence

shell out

verb

• Who wants to have to shell out more cash just to go to work?
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 20 Apr. 2022
• The public office shelled out $9,200 a month in rent for that site.
  — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
• That can certainly take some of the sting from shelling out for a $80 PPV.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Though the election is more than a year away, donors are already shelling out.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• Others will shell out for the chance to ski on untouched snow, or to take lessons with Olympians.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
• And the buyer who shelled out $52 million for Penthouse A?
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Aug. 2023
• Would the Bulls even want to shell out a lot of money for a backup center?
  — Jason Patt, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• Will one of you pay for flights while the other shells out the money for lodging?
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
• That means her children have to cut back their work hours or shell out for a sitter.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
• How much each age group shells out over the holidays remains to be seen.
  — Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
• Walmart is shelling out $2.3 billion to buy Vizio, the TV maker.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
• There are a handful of actors who would do it, and older gay men would shell out.
  — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2023
• That means higher prices down the line for consumers, who will shell out more to fill up on their chocolate treats.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
• The charge creates pressure behind the shell, which then pushes the shell out of the barrel and downrange to the target.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022
• Businesses say that’s forced them to shell out even when the charges are disputed.
  — John Francis Peters, ProPublica, 16 June 2022
• What's more, younger guests, the cohort least able to pay, are the most likely to shell out for their friends' nuptials, according to the same study.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
• Those who shell out that kind of cash for the Nevera will be limited to 219mph on their own, mostly to make sure the tires hold up.
  — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 15 Nov. 2022
• That’s about 8% more than Indiana hosts shelled out last year, and more than the U.S. average, the report said.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023
• In the past five years, the shortfall has led to the department shelling out millions of dollars in overtime payments.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2023
• Smartphone users eyeing the iPhone 15 won't have to shell out hundreds of dollars to test out all of the device's new features.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
• People have to shell out for flu and cough medicine, leaving less money for potatoes.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• Dustin is shelling out some hard truths about the polyandrous lifestyle in a new episode of Seeking Brother Husband.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
• But don't shell out a lot dough for an expensive vinegar.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
• TikTok users might soon be shelling out the big bucks to watch some of their favorite creators' content.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Diehard gamers shell out $700 like it’s Monopoly money to get a Playstation 5.
  — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 25 July 2022
• Tickets are on sale now for Michele’s Broadway run — but be ready to shell out some cash, as prices have been surging as high as $2,500 for prime seats.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022
• No one is forcing devoted fans to shell out for T-shirts or tickets or vinyl records.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
• Many buyers who paid less than $10 for an NFT had to shell out several tens of thousands of dollars in gas fees.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 3 May 2022
• And for any extra members outside their homes, account holders will have to shell out more cash.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2023
• At the semi-regular shows at the Ace Hotel downtown, fans shell out $15 for cover, tip twice that amount, and spend at least as much again at the bar.
  — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024