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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• As reported by Forbes at the time, the album had spent 989 weeks on the chart.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 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
• This year, though, Betts spent more time getting lost in his process.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
• 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
• A lot of boats have spent thousands of dollars on new sails.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
• Dunsford drove to his sister’s house to spend the night before starting the trip home.
  — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
• He’s spent the years since that day looking out the windshield, not in the rearview mirror.
  — Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• There’s no need to spend a ton on full-size ingredients at the supermarket.
  — Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
• Maybe a bye week spent on a hot Caribbean beach will solve his woes, but that’s probably wishful thinking.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024