Example Sentences

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A nurse who had been administering convalescent plasma trials to Covid-19 patients, she used savings and dipped into retirement funds to clean her house and replace lost clothing, mattresses and appliances.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021

"We're making this progress because of all of you," Biden said, flanked by a dozen local and federal workers who had been administering vaccines.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2021

In a statement, they said grammar schools had been administering the tests for many years and that the minister's suggestion was "irrational, impractical and untimely".

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2020

Lewis claimed the Honky Tonk, which was one of 13 Nashville businesses cited over the weekend, had been administering temperature checks and all employees were wearing masks.

From Fox News • Jun. 15, 2020

I found that Sekosini, the chief witch doctor, had been administering to the sick man certain medicines with the alleged purpose of healing him of his sickness.

From The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa by Ball, Alec