Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Upwards of 7m Americans are climbers, with many shelling out more than $1k per year for climbing gym memberships.
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Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Consumers will shell out an average of $1,595 this season—a full 10 percent decrease from last year.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
New York — New car buyers can expect to shell out an average of more than $50,000 for the first time, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Consumers will shell out an average of $1,595 this season—a full 10 percent decrease from last year.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
New York — New car buyers can expect to shell out an average of more than $50,000 for the first time, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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