purvey
verb (used with object)
to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
purveys
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present tense formof purvey (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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There’s Remnant Brewing, a taproom by night and coffeehouse by day, a vegetarian takeout eatery called Saus, and Hot Box, which purveys North Shore roast beef sandwiches, a regional specialty.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
Some will love the airy cringe that White purveys here, which intensifies as this series goes deeper into its run.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2021
More damningly, his column purveys the prejudices of the people who bankroll Broadway shows.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2015
Dropping a story that purveys largely true information is indeed something that needs explaining after all.
From Forbes ● Jun. 30, 2013
Hence the judicious artist purveys for his palette at least two pigments of each colour, one eminent for delicate beauty, the other for richness and depth.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
