How to Use administer in a Sentence

administer

verb

• She's been hired to administer the fund.
• The assistant will administer the test.
• As a cost-saving measure, voters have elected to have the two towns administered jointly.
• The UN personnel are there to help administer the territory.
• Delacruz attempted to administer first aid, police said, but Turner was pronounced dead at the scene.
  — Taylor Romine, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
• According to the organization, one of their clients can’t attend school because there is no nurse to administer their treatments.
  — al, 25 Oct. 2022
• In Alabama, those who administer abortions – except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger – can face jail time, according to the state’s law.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
• The boy's father attempted to administer Narcan and CPR, briefly waking the boy.
  — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
• This secretary is responsible for overseeing the nation's top agency in charge of administering housing law.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
• The state has approximately 1,850 local clerks who administer elections in cities, towns and villages.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2022
• The tests are administered in grades three through eight and grade 11.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
• Mackey said the state could pay to administer the tests in the private schools.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 26 Feb. 2023
• Narcan has been administered 26 times at schools in the months since the Bernstein death.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
• When needed, they can be administered up to four times per day and are even safe for kids ages 6 years and older.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
• The Union forces gathered all the inhabitants who were in town and administered an oath of allegiance to the Union.
  — Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
• The victim and the man administering the chokehold rotate on the floor of the F train car for a couple minutes as the victim writhes and tries to escape.
  — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• Typically, the shorter and wider the tree (such as mesquites, oaks and pines), the more the water needs to be administered around the canopy, as the roots near the trunk do not take up as much water.
  — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
• The shot is administered by a healthcare provider every three months.
  — Sarah Klein, Health, 28 May 2024
• Around 9am, two nurses in blue hazmat suits came by to administer PCR tests.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2022
• And the other method was taking maybe that same bacteria or virus and then just killing it and administering it that way.
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• More than three minutes passed before anyone administered any type of aid to the dying man.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• The third dose was administered while Perry was either near or in his jacuzzi, according to the agreement.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
• Deputies and paramedics administered aid and took him to a hospital for further treatment.
  — Raja Razek, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
• This oil is easy to administer and can be mixed with your dog's food or given directly with a dropper.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
• The shots don't take long to administer, but the time required to see improvement in your allergy symptoms can take months or years.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 7 May 2024
• But they aren't required to have it in pre-measured doses that are easy to administer using a device like an EpiPen.
  — Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
• Those drugs were in her system from previous use or administered to her in the hospital, the office said.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
• The best way to give your cat CBD is by using a dropper or syringe to administer the oil directly into their mouth.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• Projects across the country seek volunteers willing to learn how to administer it and carry it on their person.
  — Mackenzie Maysstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
• Euthanasia is the act of a medical professional actually administering drugs in order to end a person's life.
  — The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024