be given
Example Sentences
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"We may also take some key microbes of interest and see if they can be given preventively as a probiotic. There is lots of exciting future work to come."
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
"I've waited 50 years for him to be given an absolute discharge. I've served the time, not him," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
I recalled another part of that chapter said, “Ask, and it shall be given you.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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