Example Sentences

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Siyabonga Hlatshwayo told the eNCA news site that the Red Cross had been distributing hot meals, mattresses and blankets to those affected and he appealed to the public for more donations.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

A work colleague, Anastasia Avetysian, told the New York Times that SE Ranking had provided emergency evacuation funds for its employees and Tatiana Perebeinis had been distributing them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Pompeo had been distributing stickers that said “I Like Mike” against a red-and-blue background, playing on a famous phrase used by Kansas’s favorite son, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, “I Like Ike.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2020

Maritza González Cintrón, president of a local environmental organization, had been distributing resources to residents since Monday while maintaining communication with people around the island to coordinate help.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020

On the placards which Jimmie had been distributing in Leesville, there were two lines about the Candidate, written by America's favourite poet:     As warm heart as ever beat     Betwixt here and judgement seat.

From Jimmie Higgins by Sinclair, Upton