How to Use handout in a Sentence

handout

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  • The handouts had all the major points of his speech outlined on them.
  • He sat on the sidewalk asking for a handout.
  • The family wasn't interested in government handouts.
  • Here’s a chair, here’s the book, the handout, the study guide.
    — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
  • This isn’t the first time Trump has asked for handouts.
    — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In the streets, people queued for jobs, for handouts and for fresh fruit.
    — Jennifer Hassan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
  • Worse yet, neither of them have a plan to pay for these handouts.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Democrats are fast becoming the party of handouts to the rich.
    — Jarrett Skorup, National Review, 1 May 2023
  • We were given this handout during a scout school from my time with the Ravens.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The front office even laid it out for him in a handout in his early days in San Diego.
    — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The answer is tough love and reform, not more handouts.
    — Joe Pitts, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The best hope for the Onge at Dugong Creek seems to be a handout-dependent stasis.
    — Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
  • The handout was scheduled to run until 3:30pm, or until the meals ran out.
    — David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Before Wiman could finish with the handout, a student tried to slip in late.
    — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The birds have become quite tame and sit just off the porch waiting for their morning handout.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
  • State tax may be charged on student loan handout funds.
    — Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Even the climate financing that was agreed to is not just a cash handout.
    — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • This is equal to cash handouts for 49 million people a year.
    — courant.com, 9 May 2018
  • One of his handouts listed the four-dozen-odd words that contain Q but not U, such as qi.
    — Jonathan Kay, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Lock in even more handouts to big corporations and the wealthy.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • And no amount of government handout can give you your pride back.
    — Azamat Omuraliev, Quartz, 27 June 2019
  • Those requests have not yet been answered, the handout said.
    — Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2018
  • Promotion was done by word-of-mouth and the odd homemade handout.
    — David Peisner, Vulture, 21 May 2021
  • Even with the handouts that a fiscal union would deliver, that will not change.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Recent aid has been in the form of investment projects rather than cash handouts.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Experts argue that once added to the debt, future taxpayers will be forced to pick up the tab for the handout.
    — Haris Alic, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Here is a short handout that gives information about the process.
    — oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
  • As the Yankee Institute notes, the business handouts cost even more than that since the state tapped bond funds to pay for them.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 June 2019
  • The Marshall Plan for Moms campaign isn't asking for a handout.
    — Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Who’s to say the best way to spend all that money isn’t an endless onslaught of attack ads, mailings, shirts, handouts, signs, stickers and hats?
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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hand out

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  • Tran opted to not hand out a group date rose that night.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The jury will hand out a prize of €5,000 for the best film in post-production.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The first occasion came when the award was handed out for the very first time by the league in May 2017.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 July 2024
  • To kick off the day, Krispy Kreme will hand out one free donut to customers in costume on Oct. 31.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • No one can pull the emergency brake or hand out Chick tracts.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Help trick-or-treaters thaw out with a warm mug of cocoa, or make jars of the mix to hand out to friends and neighbors.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The nonprofit plans to hand out 250 grants this year and is closing in on that goal, Sharp said.
    — USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • Aside from care, O’Connell sometimes hands out his own money and gift cards.
    — Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The full-time partners now hand out the earplugs for free at events in exchange for comments and feedback.
    — Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Every year, the Gladiators girls lacrosse team hands out dog tags with the mantra for the season.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • Stock up for yourself or buy them now to hand out as holiday gifts.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The eight-year deal at a cap hit of $10.5 million per season is still the largest ever handed out to a goaltender.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Last week’s episode saw White hand out five UFC contracts for the third time during the current season.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The actress and singer promises a through line, without handing out hints.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • According to flyers handed out at the veune, the band will tour the U.K. and Europe as well.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But many restaurateurs feel like stars are handed out for more than just what’s on the table.
    — Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Though there are only a handful of golden buzzers to hand out, contestants can still try to get through to the live shows.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Earthshot is planning to run for 10 years, handing out more than $50 million in prizes in that time.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • This hat resembles the one Swift wears and hands out during the performance.
    — Dhara Patel, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Some pals wore the classic uniform with red aprons and name tags, while one even handed out samples.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Juliano-Villani was behind the bar-slash-desk, handing out shots of Evan Williams whiskey.
    — Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The Wave Music Awards handed out 35 awards, including song of the year, album of the year, best male artist and best female artist.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The camera then pans to a theater resembling the one in which the Academy Awards are handed out.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Select awards will also be handed out on a preshow that will stream on Pluto TV.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • Select awards will also be handed out on a pre-show that will stream on Pluto TV.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • John McAvoy, who owns a nearby restaurant, had driven over with hot meals — chicken, crab balls and pretzel bites — to hand out to the crews.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The awards were handed out Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • At the time the contracts were handed out, Boeing was a much stronger contender in the aerospace industry.
    — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
  • So Hoey flagged down a flight attendant who was handing out water and offered to help.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The players also took photos beneath the massive billboards in Times Square and later posed with the famous Heisman Trophy, handed out since 1935 to the nation’s most outstanding performer.
    — Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024

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