How to Use distribute in a Sentence

distribute

verb
  • Ports are distributed well on both sides.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
  • His fan rotates to distribute the air in the room.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The more cakes a man distributed, the greater his prestige.
    — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The products vary in where they were distributed.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And the math is not evenly distributed.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • The Hales are not alone in trying to re-distribute their wealth.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Designed for curls and coils, this gel is easy to distribute in the hair and will hold styles all day long.
    — ELLE, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Those are supplied by the league to the teams who distribute them to the players.
    — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Or, use a pull-up support band under your feet to help distribute the load.
    — Saralyn Ward, Health, 15 May 2026
  • Many were self-distributed and only made for the home video market.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But that assumes growth is, if not evenly distributed, at least not siloed.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Much of the funding also would be distributed through one-time grants.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s a look at some of the places where food will be distributed before the winter storm.
    — Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As with last month, this payment will be distributed early.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But some efforts to distribute pipes have faced blowback.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Take a butter knife or other long tool, and swirl to distribute the flavors.
    — April Goess, San Antonio Express-News, 13 July 2022
  • Yeah, having the money to produce the thing and try the thing and distribute the thing.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
  • This means that matter must have been very evenly distributed at this early stage.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
  • Some have swivel ball bearings in them that help distribute the weight of the rope while jumping.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • This shift has led to more focus on unmanned and distributed systems.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
  • Jordy’s job for the last few years hasn’t just been about collecting and distributing money.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The damage is not evenly distributed, but no region has been spared.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • But there’s only so much biomass waste available above ground, and it’s distributed across the planet.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Roughly 10% of the pipes distributed last year were given away free of charge.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
  • It should be distributed evenly.
    — Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The risk isn’t evenly distributed.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • Within the first two weeks, more than $81 billion had been distributed to schools.
    — Raymond Pierce, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • It was very minimally distributed, but now has its own life in a funny way.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
  • Laptops and mobile hot spots were distributed.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The goal should be to distribute as many ceramic plates in the area as possible.
    — James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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