dispense
Example Sentences
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Spoken-word post-punk works best when the band surrounding the vocalist has an acute feel for melody—without a singer dispensing catchy musical phrases, the instrumentalists have to pick up the slack.
The “coffee-machine story” was a recounting of the finicky 1970s coin-operated coffee machine in his office that often malfunctioned and dispensed its entire contents from one coin.
Don’t Futurism, Mr. Foster writes, “exists to dispense warnings, highlight issues, and point out consequences, which often makes it an unwelcome guest in communities built on optimism, positivity, and forward momentum.”
The Journal’s analysis counted as excess only dispensed prescription drugs that exceeded a month’s supply over up to three years’ worth of prescriptions.
Veterinarians dispense it to calm or treat pain in cats and dogs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
