Examples of 'spent the better' in a sentence

Meaning of "spent the better"

spent the better - This phrase means to have used a considerable amount of time or effort on something

How to use "spent the better" in a sentence

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spent the better
I spent the better part of my life in service.
A dozen top analysts have spent the better part of two years.
I spent the better part of sixth grade crafting it.
A dozen of our top analysts have spent the better part of two years.
I just spent the better part of a decade.
Before he was assigned to Icarus, Telford spent the better part of a year.
They spent the better part of a day together.
Forced to leave the country you spent the better years of your life defending?
I spent the better part of a day in your company.
That 's what my team and I have spent the better part of a cycle doing out here.
He spent the better part of a day.
I was with you at the christening. I spent the better part of a day in your company.
I spent the better part of an hour.
Listen, you drunken sea hag I spent the better part of a year with that man.
I spent the better part of a year with that man.

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Remember what you said to them? I have just spent the better part of the last.
I have spent the better part of six months.
With all due respect, I have spent the better part of my life.
And he spent the better part of his adulthood.
Crushing the local gangs, I just spent the better part of a decade.
I have spent the better part of today in fear.
And not knowing why. disbelieving you Commander, I spent the better half of this hearing.
My father spent the better part of his life at sea.
Well the sooner it 's spent the better.
I have just spent the better part of the last.
I could never harm another human being, especially one I spent the better part of 11 years loving.
I spent the better part of the day in the trunk.
It 's just that I have spent the better part of a day.
I have spent the better half of my life in front of a camera.
Investigating starkwood. I've spent the better part of six months.
I have spent the better part of the bloody advance.
She was 19 . Nineteen years old . And she spent the better part.
I have spent the better part of my life exploring space.
Ludwig van Beethoven spent the better part of his life in Vienna.
Spent the better part of the day stuck in the trunk.
It was there that he spent the better part of his remaining years.
Spent the better part of the day working around home.
The detainees generally spent the better part of the day outside the cells.
Spent the better part of the night going over the evidence.
I have got the family, spent the better part of a day talking with them.
Spent the better part of yesterday trapped in an MRI.
You know, I have spent the better part of my life.
I spent the better part of six months working on that one sequence.
Very well . Geordi, I have spent the better part of my life exploring space.
I spent the better part of the day convincing people this was not a date.
Listen here, young man . I have spent the better part of 30 years sitting in this chair.
I spent the better part of my weekend reading this book.
Is that why you spent the better part of your life in prison?
We spent the better part of the afternoon shooting there.
You know, Geordi I have spent the better part of my life exploring space.

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Examples of using Spent
Spent a lot of time with the ladies
It might be nice if we spent the evening together
I spent my whole life doing things my own way
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