dispense
verb (used with object)
to deal out; distribute.
dispenses
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present tense formof dispense (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Let’s hope Judge Chuang dispenses with the Justice Department’s unjust prison demand and issues a suspended sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The NHS pays pharmacies a fixed price for each medicine it dispenses.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
She also conducts research for patients—from cancer treatment to skin care—and dispenses advice that other doctors might not; a patient recently texted to ask if the foundation makeup she was considering was “clean beauty.”
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Musically mixing East and West dispenses with regulations when crossing borders and becomes an an act of individuality and often resistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
But the machine in the corridor dispenses only coffee, tepid at best, in paper cups.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
