How to Use spend in a Sentence

spend

verb

• They spend a lot on clothes and cars.
• I spent my summer at the beach.
• Our cat spends most of his time sleeping.
• Relaxing with friends is a great way to spend a weekend.
• Too much of my time is spent arguing with customers.
• I want to buy a new car, but I don't have much money to spend.
• Her willingness to spend freely made her popular among her friends.
• He spends lavishly on vacations.
• I spent $30 on his birthday gift.
• She spent eight months living in New York City.
• There is a lot of time spent on the golf course this year.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
• There, the horse would spend the next 15 years stabled in the laundry room.
  — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
• Wilcox’s first days were spent in a shoe box by the fireplace.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Some people like to spend their evenings at the bar with friends.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
• She was sentenced in April to spend 26 years in prison.
  — Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2022
• The couple spent a lot on the catering, so that is just not okay.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
• The Last of Us fans may be at a loss on how to spend their Sunday nights.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Mar. 2023
• The union and the studios spent the last three weeks waiting for the other to make a move.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
• The goal is to spend time with people, not drink to excess.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2022
• It’s spent 300 weeks on both of those rankings as well.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• Later that night, the actress spent a night out on the town with some friends.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• It’s been great to have an extra day to spend with my kids, who are about to turn 7 and 3.
  — Fortune, 30 May 2022
• How much will parents spend on back to school this year?
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022
• The other cities have yet to decide where to spend the money.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2023
• Stress-free time to spend with Mom now that dessert is done and ready to be devoured.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
• Get away from the kitchen and spend a lively evening with your neighbors.
  — Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2022
• Combs could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 May 2025
• As reported by Forbes at the time, the album had spent 989 weeks on the chart.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• Most entrepreneurs spend their time trying to optimize their funnel, fix their ads or tweak their landing page.
  — Rudy Mawer, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
• Meanwhile, other carmakers have spent years racing to build cleaner cars in large part to keep up with Tesla.
  — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025