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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That was the end of 2007, when my fourth album, Liberation, was accidentally released and shelved.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 May 2026
Gulf budgets face new pressures, and some joint projects will be delayed or shelved.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Until recently, Montana even had a climate plan that was drafted in the early 2000s, but under the current Republican governor, it's been shelved, and some projects have been abandoned.
—Ellis Juhlin, NPR, 18 May 2026
Harington was developing a sequel series about Jon Snow, but the pitch was reportedly shelved, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 May 2026
Gulf budgets face new pressures, and some joint projects will be delayed or shelved.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Until recently, Montana even had a climate plan that was drafted in the early 2000s, but under the current Republican governor, it's been shelved, and some projects have been abandoned.
—Ellis Juhlin, NPR, 18 May 2026
Harington was developing a sequel series about Jon Snow, but the pitch was reportedly shelved, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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