How to Use distribution in a Sentence

distribution

noun
  • He complained that the distribution of work was unfair.
  • The group collects food and clothing for distribution to needy families.
  • The company handles the distribution of goods to stores nationwide.
  • The university does not permit distribution of leaflets on campus.
  • The new design provides better weight distribution.
  • The distribution of paychecks will happen every other Friday.
  • He studies the distributions of wildcats in North America.
  • She was responsible for product distribution.
  • The Big Ten has tried to keep up and had a per-school distribution of $46.1 million last year.
    — John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2022
  • The Big Ten has tried to keep up and had a per-school distribution of $46.1 million last year.
    — John Marshall, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2022
  • Like Gavi, his distribution out to the wings was a little top heavy.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Lord was struck by how much the distribution of wealth had changed in his lifetime.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The Vista pantry is at the bank’s same site as its North County food distribution drive-through.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Chanel has doubled the size of its distribution network in the last five years.
    — Joelle Diderich, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
  • And while each of those is possible, the shift higher in long rates has not moved them to the center of the risk distribution.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The First State is unique for having one of the longest distribution windows in the United States.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The distribution of payments depends on which day of the month a retiree was born.
    — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The distribution of payments depends on which day of the month a retiree was born.
    — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
  • There has been little to no aid distribution in Gaza since the airstrikes began and most shops are closed.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Martinez said the distribution of naloxone is part of the approach to the problem.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, tax is a distribution of resources from one group to another, said Zoe Williams in The Guardian.
    — Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The design of this smoker keeps direct heat away from food to give an even distribution of heat and smoke.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Ready-to-eat meals are available at the distribution centers, as well.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The suit seeks to block distribution of the film, which is scheduled to become available March 21 on Amazon Prime Video.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Markets east of Dallas have been some of the fastest-growing warehouse and distribution areas of North Texas in the last few years.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • While the shot distribution figures to change on a game-by-game basis for a team like this, Lue said Leonard was the one player in the Big Four who had to have the ball every night.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Pathé has acquired French distribution rights and will release the movie in French theaters.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • That distribution, however, is only about one-third of the amount paid in March 2020.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022
  • In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
  • Even heat distribution: Stainless-steel pans are often layered with aluminum or copper cores, which help distribute heat evenly across the cooking surface.
    — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025

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