Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Obviously the Dodgers have set the standard in the last couple of offseasons, shelling out wads of deferred money to Shohei Ohtani and a wave of starting pitchers.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
On the opposite end of the spectrum, families may shell out 21% of annual income on infant care in New Mexico, where child care takes up the largest share of income, EPI finds.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Courtney Love also shelled out $2.6 million in 2001 for a fourth-floor loft, which the lead singer and guitarist of Hole and widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain offloaded in 2006 for $5 million after riling up neighbors with her famously precarious behavior.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Over the past two summers, Alterra Mountain Company has shelled out $37 million to upgrade Winter Park’s antiquated snowmaking system, one that was installed in the late 1970s when lift tickets cost less than $12.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
On the opposite end of the spectrum, families may shell out 21% of annual income on infant care in New Mexico, where child care takes up the largest share of income, EPI finds.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Courtney Love also shelled out $2.6 million in 2001 for a fourth-floor loft, which the lead singer and guitarist of Hole and widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain offloaded in 2006 for $5 million after riling up neighbors with her famously precarious behavior.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Over the past two summers, Alterra Mountain Company has shelled out $37 million to upgrade Winter Park’s antiquated snowmaking system, one that was installed in the late 1970s when lift tickets cost less than $12.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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