dole
noun
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
have doled
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present perfectof dole.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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But longstanding city policy allows council members to receive free game tickets, which they have doled out to campaign donors, friends and themselves like tokens at Chuck E. Cheese.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
The creator of the slip wrote they have doled out their judgment because they hope the insults would elicit a change in the driver’s parking behavior.
From Fox News ● Sep. 14, 2021
That might not boil down to a king’s ransom — national philanthropic organizations, such as the Actors Fund, have doled out millions.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
In total, the Nationals have doled out $189 million worth of contracts this offseason.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
She is to have doled out to her, like a pauper, by paltry sixes, the furniture of her own kitchen.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
