doled out

Example Sentences

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What’s left over will be doled out to individual investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

But to determine a mother-worthy performance, one must first understand how the title was originally doled out.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Before that shift, the airline doled out blame with a code for every possible cause of a delay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

After two songs, the fiddle and horn carried on alone while the drummer went around hat in hand ungraciously accepting the pennies doled out to him.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith