giving away

Example Sentences

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But after taking the lead and giving away a clumsy penalty to make the score 1-1, Arsenal had to face the bitter reality of extra time and a penalty shootout.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

One way to do that is to stop giving away gobs of stock as compensation, especially now that hiring is becoming less difficult.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“You’d like to see them do that without giving away big chunks of the company.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Times Plants Booth will be giving away hundreds of four-inch plants, plant-inspired stickers and packets of sunflower seeds and California poppy seeds if you sign up for the Plants newsletter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“She says to tell you we’re giving away the shirts with a fifty-dollar donation.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti