How to Use administrate in a Sentence

administrate

verb
  • To administrate at scale, governments and large bureaucracies need to be able to see the world clearly.
    Tim Hwang, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Scott said the two most recent recruit classes were trained how to administrate the overdose remedy.
    Emily Lane, NOLA.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The state’s data reporting lags between the date the test was administrated, when symptoms appeared and when the case is reported.
    Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 13 May 2020
  • Also listed in the documents is the bank that was assigned by the court to administrate the estate's affairs during litigation.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The English speakers work as laborers, and the francophones administrate their work.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Martin hopes some entity might take over administrating the prize.
    Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The donation will be administrated through the Reimann family's new Alfred Landecker Foundation over the next three years.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Same with local and state officials who administrate elections.
    Osita Nwanevu, Slate Magazine, 31 Jan. 2017
  • The company has piqued the interest of corporate computer purchasers, who are looking for cheap alternatives to PCs and the hassles of administrating them.
    Reuters, WIRED, 18 Feb. 1998
  • Officers can be seen on the video administrating first aid to Bailey before additional help arrives.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The fund will be administrated by the National Women’s Law Center, with a network of lawyers and public relations professionals ready to lend assistance.
    Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • That postponed his surgery another month, time Breneman spent holed up in his apartment self-administrating antibiotics and watching his lectures on his laptop.
    Alex Harris, miamiherald, 17 May 2017
  • Zig-zagging from high school to college, from teaching to coaching and now administrating has given Betthauser a unique perspective as an advocate for student-athletes and coaches.
    Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2017
  • The government requires bishops and priests to sign a declaration that the Catholic Church in China is independent, autonomous and self-administrating.
    Eva Dou, WSJ, 28 June 2019
  • The Fund is the administrating organization of Imagine 2020.
    Elizabeth Kramer, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Yet by all accounts, Sinwar, whose duties within the organization involve administrating Gaza, has turned pragmatic in his time in office.
    Grant Rumley, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2017
  • States will also need to fund any expenses related to administrating laws and regulations connected to sports betting.
    Michael McCann, SI.com, 14 May 2018
  • These regional bodies administrate all things soccer for their areas, including the six different qualifying tournaments for the World Cup.
    Alex Ward, Vox, 12 June 2018
  • Cornwall Council -- who administrate the UK's most southwesterly region -- took over operations in 2007.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The hospital became part of Dillard along with its administrating university.
    NOLA.com, 28 July 2017
  • The fees are supposed to cover bargaining and contract administrating, including handling grievances.
    Hillary Borrud, OregonLive.com, 13 June 2018
  • Because various agencies administrate national monuments, nailing down a list of the most popular is challenging.
    Ashley M. Biggers, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2019
  • CMS investigators had faulted the state in January for a lack of oversight of the private insurance companies administrating the program and for a failure to communicate clear information to the program’s beneficiaries.
    Bryan Lowry, kansascity.com, 23 May 2017
  • Insurers that administrate benefits are rationing treatment due to paltry government payments.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2018
  • Surgical teams are also cutting down on opioids administrated during surgery, substituting nerve blocks when possible, Buvanendran said.
    Maggie Fox, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The 80-year-old was found guilty by a Pennsylvania court on three charges: aggravated indecent assault: penetration with lack of consent; penetration while unconscious; and penetration after administrating an intoxicant.
    EW.com, 3 May 2018
  • Correspondingly, Councilwoman Toya Smith, D-2, proposed the creation of a human resources manager position to administrate hiring decisions and workplace issues.
    Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Each of the charges carries a potential prison sentence of 10 years: aggravated indecent assault: penetration with lack of consent; penetration while unconscious; and penetration after administrating an intoxicant.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 3 May 2018

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