mete out
Example Sentences
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Had Steinbrenner “violated ‘the best interests of baseball’ rule, which gives the commissioner broad authority to mete out punishment?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Of course, she already knew much about oppression from Miss Asthma, a crone quick to mete out punishments like “one long supperless week” when Annie sticks up for herself.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024
They started to mete out desegregation orders with teeth, requiring busing if necessary.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
He went so far as to hope that human justice would mete out punishment unflinchingly.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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