doling out

Example Sentences

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Govan basked in the limelight nearby, shaking hands and doling out hugs and back pats.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Rank-and-file workers tend to think high achievement is the ticket to raises and job security, but business leaders aren’t doling out money for past performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Dawn has reported on airlines and travel for three decades and has been doling out travel tips since an eighth grade trip from Connecticut to Disney World in the family station wagon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The Grammy Awards are already split up into two ceremonies, doling out awards across a whopping 95 categories and over dozens of genre-specific fields.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

I would do whatever it took to become Cory Cormier’s right-hand man, doling out fireworks at my whim.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon