dispense
verb (used with object)
to deal out; distribute.
were dispensing
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past progressiveof dispense.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even though peptides can’t legally be used by compounders, many were dispensing the drugs because the FDA has been lax in enforcing its regulations.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
In the city of Kherson, the largest municipality affected, Russian shelling echoed not far from a square where emergency crews and volunteers were dispensing aid.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Despite warnings about ivermectin, pharmacies by early August were dispensing more than 88,000 prescriptions a week, the CDC said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
At first, his words sound somewhat ironic, as if Shantideva were dispensing strategic advice on how to win an argument.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2019
In the law courts the judges were dispensing the King’s new law, instead of file fierce law of Fort Mayne.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
