dole
noun
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
had been doling
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past perfect progressiveof dole.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Palmstruch had been doling out so many paper bills, that their collective value soon exceeded the amount of metal on reserve.
From Forbes ● Jun. 15, 2015
Then in 1955 Chicago housewife Eppie Lederer took over the syndicated Ann Landers column from a recently deceased nurse who had been doling out tabloid therapy under that pseudonym.
From Time Magazine Archive
