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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There is no clear timeline for a decision around whether the series may be reworked, formally licensed, or shelved.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
In August, the city council in Tucson, Arizona, voted to shelve an unnamed party’s 290-acre data center proposal following objections from residents.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, actual 100 percent cranberry juice is punishingly bitter and tart, and is not improved by the pasteurization required before being bottled and shelved.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
Bernshteyn spent his years in graduate school studying such coloring problems, shelving them one by one.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
In August, the city council in Tucson, Arizona, voted to shelve an unnamed party’s 290-acre data center proposal following objections from residents.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, actual 100 percent cranberry juice is punishingly bitter and tart, and is not improved by the pasteurization required before being bottled and shelved.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
Bernshteyn spent his years in graduate school studying such coloring problems, shelving them one by one.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
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 29 Nov. 2025.
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