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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The feeling, somewhere between limerence and infatuation, hit me like a shoebox precariously shelved too high.
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Although the Mitchell biopic Seyfried was attached to has since been shelved, director Cameron Crowe is behind another project, in which Meryl Streep is slated to star as Mitchell in the later years of her life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
Three years later plans for a feature film adaptation starring Vince Vaughn were shelved.
—Simon Button, Variety, 15 June 2026
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization quickly followed suit, shelving the project that had been in the works for over a decade and ruffling feathers at the state level and among business leaders.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Although the Mitchell biopic Seyfried was attached to has since been shelved, director Cameron Crowe is behind another project, in which Meryl Streep is slated to star as Mitchell in the later years of her life.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
Three years later plans for a feature film adaptation starring Vince Vaughn were shelved.
—Simon Button, Variety, 15 June 2026
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization quickly followed suit, shelving the project that had been in the works for over a decade and ruffling feathers at the state level and among business leaders.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
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 20 Jun. 2026.
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