How to Use dish out in a Sentence

dish out

verb
  • Saraf dished out a team-high six assists.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Megh had dished out long prison terms to rebels, and revenge was in the air.
    — Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Do not leave pet food or water dishes out overnight.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Walsh also blocked one shot and dished out two assists.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t want to dish out extra money?
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • The model was in and around the food truck, helping dish out baked goods.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Shirley also dished out an assist.
    — Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Doyle chose a deep, farmhouse-style sink that would keep dirty dishes out of sight.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Hales played most of the second half with those fouls and dished out five key assists.
    — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But on Monday, the team dished out some troubling news.
    — Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The sophomore also dished out five assists and picked up four steals.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Daily food trucks dish out a variety of cuisines from around the world.
    — Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Wait for the cheese to turn golden brown before taking this dish out of the oven.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Micheaux doesn’t have any trouble dishing out the tough love to her players.
    — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The glacier carts and kiosks that dish out ice cream, soft serve and sorbets did brisk business all week.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • Kennedy Smith added nine points and dished out a team-high seven assists.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Thomas matched a season high with six assists and has now dished out at least six in two of his last three starts.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • That means there’s no better time to dish out some camp superlatives from the first half of games.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The brand has been dishing out pantry-staple cans for over 100 years.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Characters in the front row deal and take more damage, while those in the back take and dish out less.
    — Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Adams smiled and dished out another helping.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The peas lift the dish out of bland mode and into something colorful and fresh.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Starbucks is dishing out a sweet deal to combat the summer heat.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • Katie Fiso added 14 points while dishing out six assists.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Carla Leite came off the bench and scored 15 points and dished out five assists.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Queen made 7 of 10 field goals in the second half and dished out a game-high five assists.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Carter dished out five assists, grabbed seven rebounds and tallied two steals.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • While the hornets can dish out a pretty gruesome end to the bees, they can be served one right back by their own prey.
    — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Alston also dished out eight assists.
    — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Clark scored 17 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter and dished out eight assists.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026

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