How to Use dispatch in a Sentence
- The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.
- He dispatched the guard with one bullet.
- Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
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But no team was dispatched on this night.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
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Lenning was on one of three teams dispatched to the scene that day.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
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The haul gets a short bath before it is dispatched.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
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If four hunters are dispatched, that's $16 per hunter.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Why would the 49ers dispatch a starter for a third-day draft pick?
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Rescue teams are then dispatched to take them to warmer waters.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
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Sixers and Cavs, dispatched in eight fleet games.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
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There’s an army of lackeys to dispatch before the big boss fight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
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First responders were dispatched to the camp along with deputies.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024
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Many units have been dispatched to the accident.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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That is, dispatched across the Atlantic.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Two officers were dispatched to that call.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
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First responders were dispatched to the scene.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of police units were dispatched to the area, according to a call log.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
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Reina said the bomb squad was dispatched to the home and the fireworks were being removed by truck.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Carson and his partner were dispatched to the second call.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Its crews are dispatched to campsites when people file complaints.
—Gwozniac, oregonlive, 30 July 2023
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Two patrol boats were dispatched to shadow the vessel.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Police dispatched officers to the area of the school.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Nearly 30 police units were dispatched to the scene.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
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Each course is dispatched from a different stall downstairs.
—Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
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When a department is dispatched, a series of radio tones alert fire crews to the call.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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There were twelve in our cohort, and each of us would be dispatched to a different country.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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The male heirs of the Baskerville family are being dispatched one by one.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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The city dispatched street crews to clear the wreckage and clean the intersection.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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But the court dispatched with the agency’s effort to stop the auction and force the return of the items.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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England make it to the quarter-finals, where they are dispatched by Brazil.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 June 2026
- The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.
- The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.
- He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.
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That set them up for a quick dispatch via a series of sword swipes.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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In home services, that place is dispatch.
—Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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Luke’s dispatch from the Triple Crown.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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Hadi shared his dispatches with me at great risk.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Kris Jenner shared a dispatch from her starry day on the high seas!
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
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An anonymous dispatch from Iran.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
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The complainant called dispatch a third time but did not want to speak with an officer.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 29 July 2023
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Here's a dispatch from a witch out on the cliffs of an ancient part of England.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2023
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The car went through the lobby and into the dispatch center.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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This was my 15th or 16th dispatch in the past 32 hours.
—P. Daniel Patterson, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
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Both cities have approved a term sheet for the merger and a study for a joint dispatch center.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Then streaming came to town, and my friends’ dispatches from the front started to change.
—Longreads, 5 May 2023
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The following is a dispatch from that visit.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
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The following is a dispatch from that visit.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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The following is a dispatch from that visit.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
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The dispatch appeared in the Epstein files.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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Next, the lucky ones who got out posted relieved dispatches from the air en route elsewhere.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
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The woman told dispatch Thompson's twin daughters were still at the home with him.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
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The customer service rep and dispatch prove the promise was real.
—Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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City staff pull numbers from the police dispatch system every night.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Officials note that if cell service is too weak for a phone call, a text message to dispatch may still go through.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 23 June 2026
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Lane hopes her dispatches might inspire others to take a risk and push themselves out of their comfort zone.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
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Parts can also be harder to find on short notice, and gas price spikes can elevate dispatch fees.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
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On the way, dispatch relayed that a man had been seen pointing a gun at a woman and firing into the air.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
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These dispatches claim to be an unvarnished look at some of the world’s most dangerous places.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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Some have earned social media fame for their impassioned dispatches from the war zone.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
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Once a baby is left in the box device, alerts are sent to staff and to 911 dispatch centers.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
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