How to Use administer in a Sentence

administer

verb
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  • She's been hired to administer the fund.
  • The assistant will administer the test.
  • As a cost-saving measure, voters have elected to have the two towns administered jointly.
  • The UN personnel are there to help administer the territory.
  • The tests are administered in grades three through eight and grade 11.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Mackey said the state could pay to administer the tests in the private schools.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 26 Feb. 2023
  • This oral vaccine, which hasn’t been used in the U.S. since 2000, is easy to administer — just a few drops on the tongue — and cheap to make.
    — Robin Fields, ProPublica, 26 July 2022
  • By day four of the training, the Marines in the two platoons had learned how to handle their weapons and administer first aid.
    — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Narcan has been administered 26 times at schools in the months since the Bernstein death.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • When needed, they can be administered up to four times per day and are even safe for kids ages 6 years and older.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The researchers plan to administer the drug in two different groups.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 May 2022
  • The Union forces gathered all the inhabitants who were in town and administered an oath of allegiance to the Union.
    — Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The victim and the man administering the chokehold rotate on the floor of the F train car for a couple minutes as the victim writhes and tries to escape.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Typically, the shorter and wider the tree (such as mesquites, oaks and pines), the more the water needs to be administered around the canopy, as the roots near the trunk do not take up as much water.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The shot is administered by a healthcare provider every three months.
    — Sarah Klein, Health, 28 May 2024
  • Vaught, who had been working in the ICU, was asked to retrieve the medication and administer it to the 75-year-old patient.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
  • Around 9am, two nurses in blue hazmat suits came by to administer PCR tests.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2022
  • And the other method was taking maybe that same bacteria or virus and then just killing it and administering it that way.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • More than three minutes passed before anyone administered any type of aid to the dying man.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The third dose was administered while Perry was either near or in his jacuzzi, according to the agreement.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Deputies and paramedics administered aid and took him to a hospital for further treatment.
    — Raja Razek, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
  • This oil is easy to administer and can be mixed with your dog's food or given directly with a dropper.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Then, on Monday, Feb. 24, he was administered a feeding peg out of his nose and into his stomach.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The shots don't take long to administer, but the time required to see improvement in your allergy symptoms can take months or years.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 7 May 2024
  • But they aren't required to have it in pre-measured doses that are easy to administer using a device like an EpiPen.
    — Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Those drugs were in her system from previous use or administered to her in the hospital, the office said.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
  • That's because workers will need time to set up appointments and/or walk-in clinics and be trained to administer the vaccines.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2022
  • The best way to give your cat CBD is by using a dropper or syringe to administer the oil directly into their mouth.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Task-force torturers beat and administered electric shocks to the women for nearly a week.
    — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For example, willow bark was administered for pain relief; and willow bark contains acetylsalicylic acid – aspirin.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

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