How to Use spending money in a Sentence

spending money

noun
  • She earned spending money at an after-school job.
  • The tourists are back on the Freedom Trail this summer and are spending money all over the city.
    Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Many make a weekend out of it, spending money shopping and such in the city.
    WSJ, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Bates seems to be the only candidate spending money in the run-up to the election.
    Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2022
  • But here's the reason: Democrats unite around spending money.
    NBC News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Remember that spending money isn't the only way to have a good time!
    Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • And to some, the fact that Warners is willing to keep spending money to make the film better shows that the studio has faith in The Lost Kingdom.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
  • Once you get used to not spending money for a day, try doing it twice a month, once a week or even for an entire week.
    Laura Daily, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
  • And then stop spending money on the unnecessary things that don’t bring you joy.
    Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo, WSJ, 21 May 2022
  • The alternatives include spreading the word about the strike and not spending money.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 7 May 2022
  • As such, spending money on a short-term solution to help achieve a long-term goal would be in the team's best interest.
    Morten Jensen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • And so the way consumers are spending money is leveling out.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The private sector is also spending money on projects that may never see the light of day or those that come with more hype than hope.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • With the cost of goods and services increasing in 2022, many consumers started to think twice about spending money.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The grand prize is a two-night trip for two to any Moxy in the continental U.S. including airfare and spending money.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • More concerning is the details about where consumers are — and are not — spending money.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 June 2022
  • By 4, kids can start learning about saving and spending money.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • In part, this is because of the entrenched bureaucracy that makes the process of spending money on arms glacially slow.
    James Angelos, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • This time, the musical trio appeared with bops aimed at getting 9- to 12-year-olds spending money at the big-box retail store.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Instead of spending money, people are hoarding cash at a record rate.
    Laura He, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Now the Dolphins have hard decisions that can’t be solved by trading draft picks or spending money.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Big raisers and big spenders The 2024 primary is almost certain to break records in terms of raising and spending money.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This alone would make up the price difference of spending money on a board cheaper or even more expensive.
    Zane Pickett, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • With the prize came a travel stipend and spending money creating the most epic global adventure.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • But more and more, homeowners are spending money on a specific detail that’s just for them.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The campaigns and outside groups are spending money accordingly, which means Ohioans can expect an onslaught of ads over the next week.
    Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Russia has been spending money to stimulate the economy, rather than stashing it all away in a rainy-day fund.
    Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • For example, if a friend sends you money through Venmo to help pay for a dinner out or your mother sends you some spending money.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The Fed has been on a tear to get interest rates high enough to discourage people from spending money, slowing the economy down in turn.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • And then came the offseason, with lots of talk and promise about being active and spending money, about getting better and engaging the fans.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Dec. 2022

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