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
Examples of shelve in a Sentence
The books were shelved according to category.
let's shelve the project for now
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Those promises, too, were welcomed — then quietly shelved.
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Some of these districts, including L.A. Unified, already have their own ethnic studies graduation requirement.
Others — including Chino Valley Unified — will shelve the class until the law forces them to offer it.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
This year, Forte appeared opposite Amy Schumer in Kinda Pregnant, voiced Coach Dan on Pixar's Win or Lose, and helped rally for the release of Coyote vs. Acme, a Looney Tunes comedy that was nearly shelved by Warner Bros.
Forte stars as Jack, the longtime husband of Fey's Kate.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
Although he’s used it inconsistently in the years since, basically shelving it in 2022 and 2023, it’s been a critical pitch for him early this season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Some of these districts, including L.A. Unified, already have their own ethnic studies graduation requirement.
Others — including Chino Valley Unified — will shelve the class until the law forces them to offer it.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
This year, Forte appeared opposite Amy Schumer in Kinda Pregnant, voiced Coach Dan on Pixar's Win or Lose, and helped rally for the release of Coyote vs. Acme, a Looney Tunes comedy that was nearly shelved by Warner Bros.
Forte stars as Jack, the longtime husband of Fey's Kate.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
Although he’s used it inconsistently in the years since, basically shelving it in 2022 and 2023, it’s been a critical pitch for him early this season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shelve
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelve. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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