handing out
Example Sentences
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Outside Anna's house, rescuers were making sure everyone was physically OK, while government psychologists were talking to shell-shocked and sometimes tearful locals, and volunteers handing out free food and drink.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
To teach kids the true value of money, Chancey advises parents to stop handing out passive allowances and instead require children to trade their own time and labor to earn it.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
When he arrived in front of the federal building, another person hopped into the bed and began handing out the supplies to protesters gathered outside the entrance.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Abalos and his former adviser Koldo Garcia are suspected of having pocketed kickbacks for handing out public contracts worth millions of euros for sanitary equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
“If I was loaded like him, I’d be the happiest guy in the school, y’know? I’d walk around giving high fives and handing out twenties. Or fifties!”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
