shelved; shelving
1
: to furnish with shelves
2
: to place on a shelf
shelve books
3
a
: to remove from active service
b
: to put off or aside
shelve a project
: to slope in a formation like a shelf
shelver
noun
Synonyms
Examples of shelve in a Sentence
The books were shelved according to category.
let's shelve the project for now
Recent Examples on the Web
Last week, Ruto shelved some of those taxes, but Kenyans remain angry, and called for the bill to be scrapped completely.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 27 June 2024
Growing numbers of departments have also shelved their ambulance service, unable to find enough qualified volunteers who are willing to become a licensed EMT or paramedic.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
And the party still hasn't entirely shelved its 2020 playbook.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 June 2024
And several Milwaukee retail shops like 1700 Pull Up, Lush Popcorn and Upper East shelve her wines.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 27 June 2024
Growing numbers of departments have also shelved their ambulance service, unable to find enough qualified volunteers who are willing to become a licensed EMT or paramedic.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
And the party still hasn't entirely shelved its 2020 playbook.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 June 2024
And several Milwaukee retail shops like 1700 Pull Up, Lush Popcorn and Upper East shelve her wines.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelve. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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