administer

Example Sentences

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With his older brother John, he ran a school, having left a previous teaching post from a disinclination to administer corporal punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In Medicare Advantage, private insurers administer federal Medicare benefits for older and disabled Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"SLC's role is to administer government student finance policy, supporting customers to understand their eligibility, how to apply, their repayment obligations and how repayments are processed," they said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Only then is a doctor authorized to administer the lethal drugs on the date and time the patient has chosen.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

She slept in the room that adjoined her mother’s, ready at any moment to run in and administer her potions, hold her bedpan, or straighten her pillows.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende