How to Use spending money in a Sentence

spending money

noun
  • She earned spending money at an after-school job.
  • This world in arms is not spending money alone.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • But the market has changed and so has the way teams spend money.
    — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Spend time to avoid spending money.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • So the club opted to spend money to fix the issue, a lot of it.
    — SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Those events draw people who stay in hotels and spend money in the city.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, 9 May 2018
  • These days, being in the tax is a lot more than just spending money.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Those athletes pay tuition and fees, buy books, and spend money on room and board.
    — Dave Southorn, idahostatesman, 6 Apr. 2018
  • But the past year has taught me that spending money on things won't make my life better.
    — Jeva Lange, The Week, 31 May 2021
  • My first job was babysitting for spending money.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Need to clean out your garage and get a little extra spending money?
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Some people chafe at the idea of spending money to save money.
    — Jessica Roy Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2022
  • People are spending money to have houses built on top of ridges.
    — Laura Sullivan, NPR, 8 June 2025
  • Every sports fan knows spending money does not end at the ticket booth.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Many make a weekend out of it, spending money shopping and such in the city.
    — WSJ, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Which isn’t to say Chelsea was shy about spending money before.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • The money takes care of her rent, groceries and some spending money.
    — Washington Post, 6 May 2021
  • If oil prices go down, the consumer spends money on everything else.
    — Washington Post, 22 June 2018
  • You can get started in a new field without spending money.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Across the country, large and small districts are spending money to get the word out.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Where plenty of rain falls, there's not much of a case for spending money to tap into the sea.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 12 June 2018
  • Then there’s spending money on the right heaters for the patio seating – oh, and the propane.
    — oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2020
  • There will be people eager to spend money on Okami for a fourth time.
    — Joshua Rivera, GQ, 14 Dec. 2017
  • For most of us, the holidays are a time of spending money, not saving it.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019
  • That leaves plenty of spending money that could be used on a wide receiver.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But this is a new regime and no one doubts their owner, Steve Ross, spends money to win.
    — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The automakers are willing to spend money to keep you as a customer.
    — Jerry Reynolds, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2018
  • Show him plenty of spending money, John.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And by the way, spending money on experiences is the way to get the most bang for our buck.
    — Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Newhouse was known for spending money to make sure that papers got the best stories.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026

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