dealt

Example Sentences

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Scientists just don’t know how the trees will respond to or recover from the fire, because the island has so rarely dealt with flames, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She added: "I never got to the bottom of that and I was told not to ask a question anymore because it was dealt with."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He remains in jail and his case is next expected to be dealt with in September.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

A new biography of the influential Cold War columnist Walter Lippmann reminds us that the issues he dealt with, and what he said about them, are mostly a comprehensive bore to anyone today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Scanlon nodded and dealt us ten cards apiece.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen