Example Sentences

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What’s left over will be doled out to individual investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

But to determine a mother-worthy performance, one must first understand how the title was originally doled out.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Before that shift, the airline doled out blame with a code for every possible cause of a delay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Each evening he appropriated the boy’s scanty wages doled out by Pai at the close of every long day.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw