mete

Example Sentences

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California receives the vast bulk of its rain and snow between December and March, trapping the runoff in its reservoirs to mete out during the hot, dry seasons that follow.

From Los Angeles Times

But the department didn’t make the footage public or mete out punishment.

From Salon

In some cases, communities mete out their own justice.

From Washington Times

“Florida metes out student discipline more firmly — expulsion rate looks about twice as high in Florida compared with California — one ill-spirited way of raising test scores,” said UC Berkeley education Professor Bruce Fuller.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have to mete out justice and send a message to these would-be killers that we are not going to live out your days behind bars.”

From Washington Times