How to Use dole in a Sentence

dole

verb
  • Pop these bad boys in the fridge and dole them out to assuage teething pain.
    — Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge.
    — USA Today, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Focus on your finances and how to bring money in instead of doling it out.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
  • Sinema could give the money back to her donors, give it to charity or dole it out to other campaigns.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Try sending your bestie an inspiring Bible verse or dole a compliment.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The restaurant made shots with espresso and vodka, shaking them up and then doling them out in a line of shot glasses at the bar.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Whether doling flavors that are old-school or new-fangled, each shop makes its ice cream fresh daily at each store, as has been done since its founding.
    — Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • All other human passions are subsidiary to lust for money and contempt for those no longer in a position to dole it out.
    — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The sum of money, most likely doled This article is part of our premium archives.
    — Hilary Matfess, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
  • However, that doesn’t stop Iglesias from taking hitting tips from someone who has been known to dole them out to his teammates.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
  • Stick the presents under the tree and dole them out in no particular order, with everyone receiving one.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Dealers repacked the white crystals into tiny zip-top bags, no bigger than a child’s pinkie, before doling them out for about $22 each.
    — Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That’s a huge difference, like cutting a budget versus doling it out slowly and more cautiously.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
  • Ben went there with a prescribed stash of painkillers for his back and methadone to curb his cravings, expecting someone would keep it for him and dole it out in small quantities.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Kansas City is clearly the better team and should easily dole Las Vegas its fifth loss in six games.
    — New York Times, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The federal grants are usually given to state libraries, which then dole them out to local facilities.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Put all the toys away for a few days and dole them out individually adding some new toys to the mix to prevent the resident dog from resource guarding his toys. Keep feeding spaces apart for the first few weeks to ensure no one has any ill intentions about the other's food.
    — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 21 May 2021
  • But not all who received pardons from Biden approved of the former president’s logic behind doling them out.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Ridley Scott doesn’t require advice on his films — and therefore is hesitant to dole it out for other directors.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024
  • What the Americans are planning on doing, in essence, is pledging a year’s worth of aid all at once—instead of doling it out in small batches every few weeks.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Drink the River, his fourth studio album, delivers this trifecta through each of its nine songs, doling them out in a way that feels like both a fever and a fairytale.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2023
  • To dole them out to the mid or altogether unworthy would mean to dilute everything that Michelin is supposed to represent, and then what are we left with?
    — Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Last year, the Biden administration awarded that cash to eight institutions that are in charge of doling it out to projects aimed at mitigating climate change.
    — Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Now, the Minnesota Department of Revenue is figuring out exactly how to dole all that money out.
    — Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • In past years, when news breaks of luxury gift bags being doled as freebies, headlines inevitably surface about the tax liabilities incurred by recipients.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Critics say the city’s pension system, which is facing more than $3 billion in debt, should invest the bonus money to help reduce that debt instead of doling it out to eligible retirees.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Holding out on all the information and slowly doling it out throughout the story is always tricky without frustrating a viewer or losing their interest too early.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Ask for coupons and samples Manufacturers often lavish maternity wards with freebies, but the hospital staff is sometimes too busy to remember to dole them out.
    — Deborah Skolnik, Parents, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But his embracing of a literal interpretation of the text, attributions and all, as well as doling this out in a single brief portion instead of part of an anthology, keeps things not just short but sharp.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Peterson said surveys indicate that despite omicron and inflation, big ticket purchases such as vacation, appliance and cars remain front of mind for consumers, who plan to dole the dollars for them over the next three to six months.
    — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2022

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