Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Waiting in overnight lines to buy the $30 mischievous dolls, or shelling out $100 to resellers, has lost its appeal.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
A week after Skydance took over, Paramount shelled out $7 billion for an exclusive seven-year deal for the rights to UFC.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Then they must be strung and snapped into bite-size lengths or shelled out individually—all by hand.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Customers shelled out on dining, concerts and vacations and faced decades-high inflation.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
A week after Skydance took over, Paramount shelled out $7 billion for an exclusive seven-year deal for the rights to UFC.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Then they must be strung and snapped into bite-size lengths or shelled out individually—all by hand.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Customers shelled out on dining, concerts and vacations and faced decades-high inflation.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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