be given
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
The form will be given to you two days prior to the day your county certifies the election, so be sure to fill it out and return it to your county elections office right away.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
But if the choice remains Southampton's, should Eckert really be given a reprieve?
From BBC • Jun. 2, 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
I am so excited to think that my pictures will be given to the stone carvers and they will carve them into the obelisk.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
![]()