dispense
verb (used with object)
to deal out; distribute.
has been dispensing
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present perfect progressiveof dispense (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Chris Lupold, a family physician in Ronks, Pennsylvania, has been dispensing since 2017.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2021
Of course, Miami Beach has been dispensing water product for generations.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2019
It debuted in April 1990, and pretty much without fail, it has been dispensing advice ever since — first with “Dr. John” Buckreis and then with plant experts David Yost and Peggy Bier.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2015
Abner, satisfied that she really loves him instead of the genial infidel from New York who has been dispensing common sense throughout the action, eagerly marries the girl that he has wronged.
From Time Magazine Archive
You sent me, Haberden, a phial, stoppered and sealed, containing a small quantity of a flaky white powder, obtained from a chemist who has been dispensing it to one of your patients.
From The Three Impostors or The Transmutations by Arthur Machen
