Example sentences for: spent

How can you use “spent” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Even today, there are those on Porto Santo who will tell you that it was due to his time spent there that Christopher Columbus learned navigation techniques and the ways of the ocean, and found the inspiration to undertake his voyage of 1492.

  • Chatterbox nominates Gary Hart, who must have spent the past five years wondering how Clinton got away with it ...

  • The paper says the Democratic candidate for governor, Gray Davis, spent $1 million just for TV time on Sunday and today.

  • Likewise, if the presidency is worth $50 million and there are many potential candidates with essentially identical chances of winning, they'll keep entering the race until they've collectively spent at least $50 million.

  • The Kremlin revealed that it had spent 50 percent more than budgeted on the war and admitted that nearly 1,000 soldiers have died.


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