dispense
verb (used with object)
to deal out; distribute.
had dispensed
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past perfectof dispense.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Within three months, it had dispensed more than 600 boxes of emergency contraception, according to a student advocate interviewed by Seattle Times reporter Elise Takahama.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
In early August, the paper reported that the $14-million Black creators program had dispensed funds inconsistently and sometimes not at all, according to multiple participants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Many retailers across the United States have quietly stopped providing their workers with the pay raises they had dispensed at the start of the pandemic, despite surging virus numbers in many states.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2020
The team had dispensed its full allotment of 36,000 tickets to Wednesday’s watch party.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2019
After my grandparents gave their daughter away to her husband’s family, they had dispensed all the adventure and all the property.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
