Examples of spending money in a Sentence
She earned spending money at an after-school job.
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In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
In addition, time has expired for spending money previously appropriated by Congress, so for all practical purposes, not only is the money gone, so too are the programs that the money was meant to fund.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Missouri’s government also banned state agencies from spending money on diversity programs and initiatives, and Kansas banned public universities from requiring prospective students or hires to make statements on DEI.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The Antideficiency Act, first passed in 1870, forbids the federal government from spending money not appropriated by Congress, and guides much of what the federal government can and can’t do during a shutdown.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
In addition, time has expired for spending money previously appropriated by Congress, so for all practical purposes, not only is the money gone, so too are the programs that the money was meant to fund.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Missouri’s government also banned state agencies from spending money on diversity programs and initiatives, and Kansas banned public universities from requiring prospective students or hires to make statements on DEI.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The Antideficiency Act, first passed in 1870, forbids the federal government from spending money not appropriated by Congress, and guides much of what the federal government can and can’t do during a shutdown.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spending%20money. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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