Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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In other security news, OpenAI is ditching passwords in favor of hardware security keys, which is a welcome change considering how valuable ChatGPT accounts can be, especially for those willing to shell out money for pro-level accounts.
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
Mark Davis paid $2 million for Vegas, while the group led by Larry Gottesdiener shelled out $5 million.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
The costs of chips are rising as tech giants shell out billions on computing power.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, taxpayers will be the ones to shell out tens of millions of dollars more to fight summer wildfires this year.
—Austin Amestoy, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
Mark Davis paid $2 million for Vegas, while the group led by Larry Gottesdiener shelled out $5 million.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
The costs of chips are rising as tech giants shell out billions on computing power.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, taxpayers will be the ones to shell out tens of millions of dollars more to fight summer wildfires this year.
—Austin Amestoy, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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