How to Use allocate in a Sentence

allocate

verb
  • Money from the sale of the house was allocated to each of the children.
  • Have enough funds been allocated to finance the project?
  • We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources.
  • The bill allocates cap-and-trade funds.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And then that will give us a number of how much per child to allocate.
    — al, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The bullpen has been taxed and a fresh arm can allocate extra rest for others.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And what about the money that’s been allocated to work on this?
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 22 Aug. 2018
  • But most race bibs are allocated through these methods.
    — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Keep in mind that about $5 million of that must be allocated to sign the draft class.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • How the funds will be allocated will be discussed by the board at the meeting.
    — Colleen Wright, miamiherald, 12 July 2018
  • And a big part of that budget this year is allocating enough funds for filling their gas tanks.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • And once that happens, Lin plans to allocate one day a week just for hambāgu.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
  • The tax and spending law bumped up how many credits states could allocate for these programs.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The count helps determine how many resources and funds need to be allocated to an area.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Alario said the state should bank the surplus for a while before deciding how to allocate it.
    — Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Where the rest of the budget will be allocated has not yet been determined.
    — Sonja Peteranderl, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2018
  • There is only so much land that can be allocated to cotton growing.
    — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The fund allocates about 70% to bitcoin and 20% to ether.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But for a long time, Congress did not allocate money for the new courthouse.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • This is time allocated for friends to come together for a proper send-off for the bride-to-be.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • Three days of finals are allocated at the end of each semester.
    — Daily Pilot, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The funds will be allocated at the end of June, officials said.
    — Debbi Baker, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • So far, no money has been allocated for any of the construction.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • For every year in the proposal, the state allocates less, while out-of-state tuition ramps up.
    — Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • New owners need to decide how to allocate their limited time.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Banks that run debt sales for governments tend to allocate less than 10% of an issuance to hedge funds.
    — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 10 May 2021
  • Not all the money has been allocated due to legal challenges.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Not all the money has been allocated due to legal challenges.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Some of these shifts occurred by the thinnest of margins under the formula used to allocate seats.
    — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The two are dependent on millions of dollars that have not been allocated by the state.
    — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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