give someone

Idioms  

1. see other entries beginning with give someone, or under give one, or look up the expression by its other words, as give the benefit of the doubt.

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Example Sentences

I don’t know who is left in Oklahoma City to help, but the Dodgers should give someone in the minors an opportunity here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

What advice would you give someone trying to make it in show business?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

So it’s important to build some structure around how much time and energy you give someone navigating a stressful milestone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

In that simple act, you give someone the gift of ease, and in turn, you remind yourself what hospitality was always meant to feel like: welcoming, effortless and a little holy.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

If you give someone a snowflake, you are giving them nothing, for soon it will melt; he could give his friend a little book about snowflakes and it would be both something and nothing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton