dispense
verb (used with object)
to deal out; distribute.
has dispensed
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present perfectof dispense (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nikola manufactured both hydrogen-electric and battery-electric semi trucks, and its fueling network has dispensed more than 330 metric tons of hydrogen, said Chief Executive Steve Girsky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
Out of reach of American authorities, the Dutch doctor has handled many of the 30,000 prescription packets Aid Access has dispensed so far, according to Poppema.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022
The team has dispensed with all communal meals this year.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
He would be John Shuster, and he has dispensed enough Olympic lemons to suffer pillory from Vancouver to Sochi and back, in curling circles and maybe even in the outskirts of curling circles.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2018
I wonder if he’s already lost interest and has dispensed with me—but then I realize he’s waiting for me to make a move, although I don’t know what move I should make.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
