Example Sentences

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Dispensing patronage remained a partisan pleasure, recruitment a multipartisan necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Dispensing aid in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly difficult.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2025

Dispensing medication regularly accounted for around 70% of the company’s total drugstore sales over the years, regulatory filings show.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Dispensing drinks into those cuts down on plastic waste, she says.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021

Dispensing with the usual salutations, he approached quite close, shaking his fist at me.

From An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Landor, Arnold Henry Savage