dispense
Example Sentences
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Welcome to “Comedy & ‘Therapy,’ ” a monthly event at the cafe Coffee Confessionals, in which comedians on stage dispense advice to audience members in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Occupants of the office were assumed to be people of high integrity and good character, qualities considered necessary to remind Americans of the commitment to dispense justice fairly and impartially.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
He says it’s time to dispense with cocktail-party niceties about AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The spokesperson also said the amount pharmacies are reimbursed for medicines they dispense is set in consultation with sector representatives, using data on what they pay suppliers.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
He would dispense with love; it was not now a factor.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.