Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Miami is rumored to be interested in his services, and the Hurricanes are no strangers to shelling out lucrative deals to lure top passers.
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Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
In contrast, if players remain committed to ARC Raiders, a game that has extremely impressive player retention so far, shelling out $40 for a different extraction game may not be appealing.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
At one point, a hotel where Abundant Blessings clients were staying threatened to evict them over nonpayment, forcing LAHSA to pay directly for the rooms, despite already having shelled out to Soofer to rent them.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
So, county leaders are shelling out money for hotel vouchers.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
In contrast, if players remain committed to ARC Raiders, a game that has extremely impressive player retention so far, shelling out $40 for a different extraction game may not be appealing.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
At one point, a hotel where Abundant Blessings clients were staying threatened to evict them over nonpayment, forcing LAHSA to pay directly for the rooms, despite already having shelled out to Soofer to rent them.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
So, county leaders are shelling out money for hotel vouchers.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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