Examples of dole out in a Sentence
she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket
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The Primetime Emmy Awards will be doled out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 14.
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
However, peaches are high in sugar, so only dole out the peaches in small doses.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 12 July 2025
In addition, the studio must pay a percentage of the box office sales to theater owners for exhibiting the movie, plus dole out residuals and other expenses related to the film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The Pistols never rose out of the clubs during their original incarnation and lived off near-starvation wages doled out to them every week by McLaren.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
However, peaches are high in sugar, so only dole out the peaches in small doses.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 12 July 2025
In addition, the studio must pay a percentage of the box office sales to theater owners for exhibiting the movie, plus dole out residuals and other expenses related to the film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The Pistols never rose out of the clubs during their original incarnation and lived off near-starvation wages doled out to them every week by McLaren.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dole out
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“Dole out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dole%20out. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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