mete

Example Sentences

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California receives the vast bulk of its rain and snow between December and March, trapping the runoff in its reservoirs to mete out during the hot, dry seasons that follow.

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The internet, of course, has been quite happy to mete out those stupid prizes left and right.

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It metes it out at a much smaller pace.

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This handy online timer tool inspired by said technique will automatically mete out your work sprints and build in breaks.

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It might not sound like it from the description, but as these three rather stray individuals intersect, the series metes out comedy and dysfunctional romance with a sure hand.

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