giving out
Example Sentences
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"Chefs were walking around and I was giving out to them for being in our shots and they were being like, 'who are you?'."
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The ever-rising salary cap means that NFL teams can more easily afford to make costly mistakes, like giving out huge contracts to players they eventually cut.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
The money lines: “Whoever is giving out those permits is a VIP…Unless they’re dead.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
He was generous about giving out jobs, but he didn’t tolerate people standing around at work.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
He feared anyone in uniform: the meter maid giving out parking tickets, a museum guard approaching to tell him not to get too close to his favorite Goya.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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