How to Use dole out in a Sentence

dole out

verb
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  • The program will dole out $5 billion to states over the next five years.
    — Irene Wright, Dallas News, 6 July 2022
  • Continue to stop and dole out the treats if your dog stays by your side.
    — Christopher McDougall, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
  • In exactly two months, the Emmys will dole out trophies to the best in show(s).
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 12 July 2022
  • Cut to a bird’s-eye view of Saget throwing on a chef’s hat, ready to whip up some breakfast food and dole out some cash.
    — Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2022
  • At each stop, Harrison’s team would dole out free cider and food.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
  • For 2025, the foundation will dole out at least two grants, though that cohort could rise to three.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2024
  • Millions have been doled out in settlements due to the actions of his deputies.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
  • Since then, Google has doled out $59 million in rewards.
    — Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 15 July 2024
  • The firm has doled out more than $26 million in investments and $3 million in grants.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Once the pie is sliced and doled out, just sit back and watch everyone reach for a second helping!
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Johnson and Addison briefly mixed it up before penalties were doled out at the 7:32 mark of the third.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The harms heat doles out track closely to race and class, Klinenberg noted.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 20 July 2023
  • Take the piecemeal way in which the United States has doled out military support to Ukraine.
    — Sam Greene, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The scares doled out are effective, and the lo-fi vibes are immaculate.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The star has doled out plenty of clap backs herself, but last week, Britney Spears spoke out in her defense.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
  • Which is not to say that Showalter, the son of a high school principal, did not dole out discipline.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The plan is to dole out another $6 million to local nonprofits by the end of this year.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Per media reports, the SEC just doled out $51 million to each member.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
  • Of all the golden nuggets of advice doled out, one in particular rang true.
    — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Partly, banks use the higher merchant fees on credit cards to dole out rewards points to you.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Madonna recently doled out a new EP centered around the song.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Time, already a mystery, can feel even more abstract when doled out by the teaspoon on a smartphone app.
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Jan. 2024
  • But for his own line of work, Murray doled out some advice for when jokes go horribly wrong.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
  • Cuban seems to know as much, and doles out his bonuses accordingly.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • The sum has since been doled out, mostly in $3.2 million portions that the two companies haven’t been able to trace fully.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Indians, who get almost three-quarters of the visas doled out each year, stand to benefit the most.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 June 2023
  • The assignments themselves are doled out via buttons, which Elaine summons from the depths of a drawstring bag.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Krispy Kreme isn’t the only fast food restaurant doling out food deals in honor of the holidays.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Noah, for his part, has continued to dole out hosting advice when asked.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
  • As a result, businesses are doling out more tasks to current workers.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024

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