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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The university shelved its redevelopment plans, and more than a decade passed without a clear path forward.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The suspect in the Golders Green stabbings in April was referred to Prevent in 2020, but his case was shelved that year.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 June 2026
The program offers training from shelving to handling cash.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 4 June 2026
After all, the shock of HBO Max shelving its Batgirl movie for a tax write-off was still in the air, and pop culture was busy writing the superhero genre’s obituary after a string of box office underperformers from both Marvel and DC.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The suspect in the Golders Green stabbings in April was referred to Prevent in 2020, but his case was shelved that year.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 June 2026
The program offers training from shelving to handling cash.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 4 June 2026
After all, the shock of HBO Max shelving its Batgirl movie for a tax write-off was still in the air, and pop culture was busy writing the superhero genre’s obituary after a string of box office underperformers from both Marvel and DC.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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