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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The series peeks behind the plastic countertops at the people doling out driver's licenses and car registrations, finding humor in driving tests, angry patrons and office politics.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Roughly one-third of cities’ revenue comes from federal grants to states that are then doled out to cities.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
This isn’t just a quirky uncle at Thanksgiving doling out wacky advice.
—Flavia Mangan Colgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
The question of who is going to shell out, besides the usual suspects like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have doled out soft loans in the past, also looms large when the government is still stabilizing its economy amid a challenging global landscape.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Roughly one-third of cities’ revenue comes from federal grants to states that are then doled out to cities.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
This isn’t just a quirky uncle at Thanksgiving doling out wacky advice.
—Flavia Mangan Colgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
The question of who is going to shell out, besides the usual suspects like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have doled out soft loans in the past, also looms large when the government is still stabilizing its economy amid a challenging global landscape.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dole out
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“Dole out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dole%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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