Examples of dole out in a Sentence
she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket
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Seng doled out 17 assists in the set and was the anchor of Lowell’s resilience.
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Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
And for the flood that submerged Fort Lauderdale, the agency doled out a whopping $38.9 million to 9,600 residents, as well as another $5.2 million to local governments.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Instead, a new enforcement committee – the College Sports Commission – will be in charge of doling out punishments for rule-breakers.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Politics, race and gender do intersect with sports and should be discussed, but a game show that doles out arbitrary points for arguments and mutes people for sport never felt quite right as a forum.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
And for the flood that submerged Fort Lauderdale, the agency doled out a whopping $38.9 million to 9,600 residents, as well as another $5.2 million to local governments.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Instead, a new enforcement committee – the College Sports Commission – will be in charge of doling out punishments for rule-breakers.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Politics, race and gender do intersect with sports and should be discussed, but a game show that doles out arbitrary points for arguments and mutes people for sport never felt quite right as a forum.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Dole out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dole%20out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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