dole out

Example Sentences

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How many shares they get to dole out will depend on how much is snapped up first by institutional investors and the ultrarich.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He loved archery, considering it a lost art, and would make his own bows that he would dole out as gifts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Bernstein models that CoreWeave will dole out $30 billion toward capital expenditures, resulting in $23 billion of negative free cash flow in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

My hope is there is an opportunity within the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act for a judicial council or a chief judge to dole out discipline as they deem fit.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

And then, with everything well on its way to Safety, the Spoil-Funs, the people with Mercurochrome for blood and iodine-colored eyes, came now to set up their Moral Climates and dole out goodness to everyone.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury