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 product was voluntarily discarded The walk-in refrigerator had old food accumulation on the shelving units.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
City Council members ultimately shelved the idea.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The 7th Circuit later granted an emergency stay of Ellis’ injunctive relief pending appeal, a process that will also be shelved once the dismissal is approved.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
But this session will be Polis’ last, and union groups — who have shelved plans to launch a pro-worker ballot campaign — are now starting to eye the governor’s would-be replacements.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
City Council members ultimately shelved the idea.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The 7th Circuit later granted an emergency stay of Ellis’ injunctive relief pending appeal, a process that will also be shelved once the dismissal is approved.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
But this session will be Polis’ last, and union groups — who have shelved plans to launch a pro-worker ballot campaign — are now starting to eye the governor’s would-be replacements.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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