be given
Example Sentences
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"We may also take some key microbes of interest and see if they can be given preventively as a probiotic. There is lots of exciting future work to come."
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
He has constantly maintained that when jurists interpret statutes, words are to be given the meaning that an ordinary English speaker would have understood them to possess when Congress enacted the statute.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
But if the choice remains Southampton's, should Eckert really be given a reprieve?
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Anna Handler, a rapidly rising young conductor, will be given the new title of conductor-in-residence for the next three seasons.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
His lips were too ruined, too swollen, and his tongue too blistered for him to be given fluid by mouth.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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