dish out

Example Sentences

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Traffic to fast-food chains began to fall in 2024, prompting McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King and other companies to dish out more deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But they have now added strong away performances to their armoury, with a solid defensive display on Tuesday allowing Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen to dish out two sucker punches.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The Prince of Wales, who is the regiment's colonel, was also on hand to dish out dessert to the junior ranks at Combermere Barracks in Windsor on Thursday.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

He could dish out compliments, but he was often too insecure to take them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

In time, I could locate the dish out on the surface, but it would take weeks for me to rig up any repairs, and that would be too late.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir