How to Use dispense in a Sentence

dispense

verb

• Pharmacists are certified to dispense medication.
• The ATM only dispenses $20 bills.
• According to Olaplex, turn the bottle upside down and tap it to dispense a measured drop.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
• Offensive lineman are supposed to dispense pancakes, not eat them.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
• Friars devised smart ways to dispense their potions, with draws and partitions used to shield patients and pharmacists.
  — Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
• Yet, Manzi wrote, pharmacists are already feeling pressure to dispense the vaccine.
  — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021
• They can be attached to a film, like Anderson imagines, or delivered via a vaginal ring that would dispense them over a few days or weeks.
  — Sara Harrison, Wired, 30 Aug. 2021
• These synthetic concoctions dispense drugs across large swathes of skin, but many collapse within minutes or hours and dump their cargo prematurely.
  — Raleigh McElvery, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
• Only a few other homes on their street have solar panels, but no one else nearby has batteries, which can store the power that panels generate and dispense it when the grid goes down.
  — Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• And so, typically hospitals have favored opioids, which are dispensed by a pharmacy upon a patient’s discharge at little or no cost to the hospital.
  — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
• For every five plates finished, a short anime or game plays on the tablet screen at the table; and a prize is dispensed from a machine triggered by every 15th plate placed in a tableside disposal slot.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
• Just as the Angels rookie outfielder finished up a pregame hitting session, Mike Trout showed up to dispense some subtle advice to his young teammate.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2021
• This cleanser was a breeze to use, as one pump dispensed just the right amount for a full cleanse.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 8 Aug. 2023
• When ready, dispense the coffee in the glass carafe by pushing the lever.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
• With the click of a button, the wallet will dispense dad's cards.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 18 May 2022
• First, let’s dispense with the idea that the AI is somehow sentient.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• This face wash is dispensed in a liquid gel that foams when wet.
  — Nicole Cain Nd, Ma, Health, 27 Apr. 2023
• One of the smartest things Jennifer Grey does in this very smart memoir is to dispense with the nose-job stuff right away.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• The overall amount of aid dispensed by colleges and their states has risen over the past 10 years, the College Board said.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
• Why not splash out on this cute hand soap that dispenses the perfect amount in the shape of a flower?
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
• Your brewer should dispense the perfect cup of CBD tea.
  — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
• The larger bottle even comes with a pump to make dispensing a breeze.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 8 July 2024
• The gel cleanser comes in a tube, which can dispense a little too much product at once, when just a few drops are enough.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 13 Feb. 2024
• The Speaker of the House of Commons said male lawmakers could dispense with jackets and ties for the week.
  — Robert Edme and John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022
• Like many artists, Martens is happy to dispense with the causal logic that regulates the rest of us.
  — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
• Instead, dispense a few drops on the back of your hand and then use your fingertips to apply it to your face.
  — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
• Owners can dispense meals on a schedule or at will from anywhere via the app.
  — Jessica Klein, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
• For: All skin types How to Use: After cleansing, dispense a few drops between the palms and pat it into the face and neck.
  — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
• Flip down the bowl (which is really more of a drinking trough) and give the bottle a few squeezes to dispense the water.
  — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• Most of it plays out in dizzying montage and is dispensed with quickly.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024