be given
Example Sentences
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The proposal called for the wealth fund’s profits to be given directly to citizens, allowing more people to benefit from the upside of the technology’s growth, including those not invested in the financial markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He has constantly maintained that when jurists interpret statutes, words are to be given the meaning that an ordinary English speaker would have understood them to possess when Congress enacted the statute.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
According to the Unethical Hoops website, which remains active more than a week after the date on the cease-and-desist order, only 100 copies of the game were made, to be given away to Underdog users.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
But the Supreme Court left that question unanswered, and prosecutors doubted they could secure murder convictions against Law, Currie said, stressing he will still be given a significant sentence.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
When she got back to her airfield with damage to both her shoulder and her leg, she let herself be given first aid but refused to go to the hospital.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
