How to Use allotted in a Sentence

allotted

adjective
  • Now, hit songs will leave the chart after an allotted number of weeks.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Liepa, parked in a 90-minute parking zone, had gone over the allotted time.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
  • Of course, there are always the outliers who bring more than their two allotted bags and try to sneak them past the gate agents.
    — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • If no one completes it in the allotted time, the winner will be chosen by the fewest number of loose pieces left.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The new arrivals were taken by the village production team to their allotted caves.
    — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes, producers work with players to squeeze their take into the allotted time.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Exhibitors must submit a seller’s permit form and payment in full to view their allotted exhibitor badge.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Cohen tried to land a laugh earlier in his allotted time during a back-and-forth exchange with Spencer.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Failing to finish inside the allotted time limit can stop a competitor midrace.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Two winners were awarded 10-minute showers (rather than the allotted two minutes).
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Blackstock's team responded that her appeal was outside of the allotted window of time and her suit should be dismissed.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • After giving the calf an allotted head start, a competitor rides to the calf, ropes it and dismounts, lays the calf down and ties three legs together.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The audience loudly applauded and cheered when Jones told Arce that his allotted time was up.
    — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The traditional six-minute race test, where players try to cover as much ground as possible within the allotted timeframe, was shelved.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • One-fifth of them didn’t make it around in the seven-hour cutoff time, and others were eliminated for failing to make checkpoints within the allotted time.
    — Anna Richards, Outside, 18 Sep. 2025
  • When asked for comment about these endorsements, Pacheco said the allotted time for his interview with The Bee was over and hung up.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This continues throughout the run with each person changing the pace for their allotted number of minutes, and everyone matching their pace.
    — Paige Triola, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The judge also fined the three $813 each and ordered the cancellation of the allotted plot for Rehana.
    — CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
  • At the top of the show, Bargatze explained that the total would decrease every time winners go over their allotted time for their acceptance speeches.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tillis, a member of that committee, used his allotted time to criticize the White House's pressure tactics.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • One woman continued to shout at Walters beyond her allotted time and was removed from the meeting in handcuffs for refusing to leave.
    — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
  • To get your allotted amount, incorporate calcium-rich foods like fatty and bony fish, leafy green vegetables, tofu and milk into your diet.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2026
  • If so, request a vote to see if members will consider going back to spending an allotted time on book discussion before socializing.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • If the inspection discovers termites or the buyer fails to seek a mortgage within the allotted time frame, the sale shifts back to neutral until those issues are resolved.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • However, the exact contribution amount will depend on whether the various winners go over or under their allotted time for speeches.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • According to French, Knecht and his playing partners searched for the first tee shot for the allotted three minutes but were unsuccessful in finding it.
    — Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • States then draw the congressional district maps for their allotted representatives.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This didn't happen in practice, though some stars like Hannah Einbinder vowed to personally donate to make up for going over their allotted time.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • During the sarrapia boom, harvesters known as sarrapieros traveled each year to their allotted sarrapiales to live and work from February to May.
    — JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025

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