dispensed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Many interesting facts are dispensed in passing: During the summer in Texas, Mr. Smil informs us, an 800-square-foot swimming pool will lose about 185 gallons of water a day to evaporation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As the show’s host, Queen Latifah dispensed uplifting thoughts about American idealism throughout the evening but also got a slot of her own to do her classic “U.N.I.T.Y.” with help from a rambunctious drum line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Around 1485, Leonardo da Vinci had sketched a firing mechanism that dispensed with the need for a burning match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The investigation also found that the Ayrshire pharmacy which dispensed the drops did not pick up the manufacturer's recall email until nearly three months after it was issued.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
I, however, had dispensed with the two middle names long before I left Maryland so that I was generally known by the name of “Frederick Bailey.”
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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