How to Use spend in a Sentence

spend

verb
Definition of spendnext
Synonyms for spendnext
  • 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
  • Wilcox’s first days were spent in a shoe box by the fireplace.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The couple spent a lot on the catering, so that is just not okay.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • That required him to find a repair shop in Spain and spend $300 to reattach the wheel.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The 86-year-old Pontiff spent the first day of his trip resting.
    — John Allen, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The set peaked at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, and spent a total of eight weeks on the tally.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But, if that line gets crossed, for the love of God don't spend any public money.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 29 July 2023
  • He’s spent the years since that day looking out the windshield, not in the rearview mirror.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, many minutes of the film are spent talking about the ongoing schemes to get him into the room.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The couple typically spends half the year at their home in Snowmass, and half the year in the Hamptons.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Hagans, 24, spent last season playing in the G League with the Greensboro Swarm.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Holthaus spent nearly a decade breeding his herd with a focus on A2.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • However, is there a risk of spending too much, too fast?
    — Andrew Binns, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Decades later, my checkbook spends most of its time in my desk drawer.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2023
  • That’s where the filmmakers spent time refining the pacing and rhythm.
    — Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • During their 100 hours in Japan, the musicians spent a lot of time stuck in the presidential suite of the Tokyo Hilton.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Many of us like to spend as much time in our pajamas as late as possible on the weekends, right?
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Feb. 2024

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