handing out

Example Sentences

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When he arrived in front of the federal building, another person hopped into the bed and began handing out the supplies to protesters gathered outside the entrance.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Abalos and his former adviser Koldo Garcia are suspected of having pocketed kickbacks for handing out public contracts worth millions of euros for sanitary equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—For years, Harvard has been handing out A’s in abundance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Under the reform, courts must stop handing out such short prison terms other than in a number of specific or exceptional circumstances.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

They didn’t want us to fight, so we had to get in line, and when our turn came, people handing out clothes would put their hands in a bag and pull out whatever they touched.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau