Sentence examples for thing spent from inspiring English sources

"The board just worked so hard on this thing, spent countless hours of their time on this, for the good of the state," he said.

So many Afghans were rushing to exchange afghanis for dollars that the Afghan central bank, now that the country has such a thing, spent more than $1 million of its meager reserves to buy afghanis and try to stem the currency's collapse.

The ports are also exposed, which I didn't really expect — a flap or little hanging port plugs might be ugly-looking, but it would prevent a lot of trouble if this thing spent a lot of time in bags.

Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Falk, who composed One Direction's hits "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing", spent six months in Stockholm developing songs for the album, and were able to shape melodies around their tones.

You are paying attention to the thing, spending your time on it, which is a form of … something.

But here's the thing – spend a little more money and you get a lot more bike for your buck.

ESPN.com's Rick Reilly helps with that perspective thing, spending a day with Karl to demystify cancer treatment with a tough look at what he's going through.

Nestlé, which has a Swiss enthusiasm for this sort of thing, spends 1.35% of sales on research and development—a lot, for a food company.

If weak casino cocktails and frozen margaritas aren't your thing, spend an evening in Downtown Vegas (six miles north of the Strip proper), where the bar scene has exploded in recent years.

In business, it's the same thing: Spending a lot of money doesn't necessarily guarantee a winning team.

And he did the next best thing: Spend enough time on the field, directly interacting with customers.