On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Shelve. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as postpone or pose and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shelve meaning
- To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
- To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf.
- To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.
Synonyms of Shelve
Using Shelve
- The main meaning on this page is: To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves. | To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf. | To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.
- Useful related words include: postpone, pose, place, set.
- In the example corpus, shelve often appears in combinations such as: to shelve, shelve their, shelve plans.
Context around Shelve
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shelve
- In this selection, "shelve" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, investors, trending, plans, china and spurred stand out and add context to how "shelve" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include analysis investors shelve china assets and and will shelve any pending. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shelve" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shelve
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Analysis: Investors shelve China assets before bigger stimulusreuters. (8 words)
He’s asked them to shelve that plan. (8 words)
Reps beg labour to shelve strike, offer palliatives. (8 words)
Australians are bracing for rampant price hikes and falling real wages despite a federal government pledge to ease the cost of living, with voters cutting their support for Labor as they shelve their hopes for higher living standards. (38 words)
One of his first acts as prime minister was to shelve a plan by the previous Conservative government to fly asylum-applicants from Britain to Rwanda – a scheme blocked by Britain’s Supreme Court. (34 words)
THR said the move to shelve spurred worries that the film would suffer the same fate as other titles dumped by Warner Bros. Discovery and used as multimillion-dollar tax write-offs. (32 words)
So when should you ship or shelve a coronavirus-related AI solution? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Analysis: Investors shelve China assets before bigger stimulusreuters.
Australians are bracing for rampant price hikes and falling real wages despite a federal government pledge to ease the cost of living, with voters cutting their support for Labor as they shelve their hopes for higher living standards.
Convincing the Saudis to shelve their nuclear ambitions as part of the deal would be a genuine achievement, but that’s not very likely.
However, as the owners of Aba-Ngwa (Enyimba City), we advise him to shelve his visit to Aba.
He said the lawmakers would shelve their scheduled break to attend to the budget proposal.
He’s asked them to shelve that plan.
Meanwhile, the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has advised Christians in his state to shelve their plans for holy pilgrimage this year, citing the conflict in the Middle East.
One of his first acts as prime minister was to shelve a plan by the previous Conservative government to fly asylum-applicants from Britain to Rwanda – a scheme blocked by Britain’s Supreme Court.
The Forest of Dean District Council leaders had decided to shelve plans for a new settlement in this area for their new development blueprint which would run until 2041.
This will pacify them to shelve their planned mass protests,” he said.
THR said the move to shelve spurred worries that the film would suffer the same fate as other titles dumped by Warner Bros. Discovery and used as multimillion-dollar tax write-offs.
After college students began moving back home because of the outbreak, the Census Bureau had to shelve plans to send door-knockers to neighborhoods around campuses starting in April.
In fact, State Bank of India (SBI) last February had put its outstanding Essar Steel loan of Rs 15,431 crore on auction but had to shelve it.
Joe Biden, Trump’s rival for the White House, has said the new weapon is overkill, suggesting he might shelve it if he wins in November.
Many fans have taken to twitter and are trending Shelve Bachchan Pandey.
Reps beg labour to shelve strike, offer palliatives.
So when should you ship or shelve a coronavirus-related AI solution?
The Edgartown shellfish committee will shelve for now a plan to expand oyster farms to Cape Pogue.
The labour unions had said they would only shelve the planned strike if the Federal Government reversed the recent hikes.
They’ll wait until the dust settles before they engage in any new hiring, launching business lines, products and services, opening new offices, factories and will shelve any pending initiatives.
Common combinations with shelve
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to shelve 29×
- shelve their 5×
- shelve plans 4×
- shelve it 4×
- shelve the 4×
- shelve his 3×
- might shelve 2×
- or shelve 2×
- will shelve 2×
- shelve in 2×