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 prime minister says the program, which was shelved in May 2025 by the transitional council after a controversial appointment, will be structured in three phases.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Clean the wood cabinet doors monthly and the interior shelves every three to six months.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
The form dates back to the early 1960s (designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer) and is still made in Switzerland today, coming in smaller sizes like the one seen here and longer shelving units with open and closed storage options.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
However, in November of that same year, the studio shelved the movie and instead took a $30 million tax write-off.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Clean the wood cabinet doors monthly and the interior shelves every three to six months.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
The form dates back to the early 1960s (designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer) and is still made in Switzerland today, coming in smaller sizes like the one seen here and longer shelving units with open and closed storage options.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
However, in November of that same year, the studio shelved the movie and instead took a $30 million tax write-off.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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