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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Reps aren’t as overworked and can focus on more meaningful tasks; clients aren’t getting stuck in endless loops and ultimately shelving a product instead of using it.
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Rachel Lyubovitzky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Their record label, Slash Records, shelved the album’s release indefinitely amid an effort to sell itself.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Here are some highlights: More than one of the albums were likely shelved because Springsteen couldn’t figure out how to tour them.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
The protests ultimately led to the proposal being shelved.
—Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Rachel Lyubovitzky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Their record label, Slash Records, shelved the album’s release indefinitely amid an effort to sell itself.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Here are some highlights: More than one of the albums were likely shelved because Springsteen couldn’t figure out how to tour them.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
The protests ultimately led to the proposal being shelved.
—Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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