Examples of 'they had to spend' in a sentence

Meaning of "they had to spend"

The phrase 'they had to spend' suggests that a particular group or individuals were required or obligated to dedicate or allocate a certain amount of time, money, or resources to a specific task, activity, or endeavor. It implies that there was an obligation or necessity to invest or use something in order to achieve a particular outcome or fulfill a requirement

How to use "they had to spend" in a sentence

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they had to spend
He said they had to spend the night.
They had to spend the night at that awful inn.
The amount of time they had to spend working was three weeks.
They had to spend the night outside without tents.
The baby got ill and they had to spend all their money.
So they had to spend the night in an animal barn.
Due to the lack of money, they had to spend a week in the prison.
They had to spend a certain amount of time in a combat zone.
Unable to find their way forward they had to spend the night in the alpine!
Then they had to spend seven days without it.
It 's kind of okay, but I told ' em they had to spend the afternoon cleaning.
They had to spend the night with the goose.
But that balance, given the time they had to spend apart, clearly could not sustain itself . ”.
They had to spend too much time looking for water.
As a result they had to spend a fortune renovating it.

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They had to spend hours every day practicing the piano or violin.
Just for building it, they had to spend one and a half million gold coins.
So they had to spend a half a day on repairs to get the miners out.
But it 's not like they had to spend ten years in prison, is it?
They had to spend several hours in a pressure chamber before being released.
The Russians, they had to spend it before they went home.
They had to spend many hours of hand labor to create very simple objects.
No one said they had to spend 30 years with each other.
They had to spend money on things they had not had to spend money on before.
However they had to spend time in jail due to their stunt.
They had to spend the night there and come back the next day.
Therefore they had to spend new money building their cathedrals all over again.
They had to spend five very long weeks in the NICU.
They had to spend an uncomfortable night because ….
Thus they had to spend the winter, but the ensuing spring brought relief.
They had to spend Christmas with Leon 's family.
They had to spend four days in Nairobi, while visiting the Southern Game Reserve.
They had to spend 20 hours in their car.

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