DISTRIBUTE in a Sentence

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119 example sentences for DISTRIBUTE, such as:
1. In the second, the distribution of enjoyment.
2. Its inaccessibility makes food distribution difficult.
3. They studied the geographical distribution of the disease.
4. Radiology was used to determine the distribution of the disease.
5. The company has decided to use Belfast as its distribution base.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of DISTRIBUTE
distribute
 v.  administer or bestow, as in small portions
 v.  distribute or disperse widely
Classic Sentence: (65 in 5 pages)
1  You might," she said with dignity, "distribute it to those who are in need.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
2  Arobin had sent them, and had had Celestine distribute them during Edna's absence.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXXI
3  Several times she appeared suddenly among them, with her hands full of candy, nuts, and oranges, which she would distribute joyfully to them, and then be gone again.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  The first part of Mrs. Gardiner's business on her arrival was to distribute her presents and describe the newest fashions.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
5  If then the Count meant to scatter these ghastly refuges of his over London, these places were chosen as the first of delivery, so that later he might distribute more fully.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
6  de Treville, and permitted him to distribute furloughs for four days, on condition that the favored parties should not appear in any public place, under penalty of the Bastille.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 60 IN FRANCE
7  Nor do I believe that any prudent man need shrink from the judgment of the people in questions relating to particulars, as, for instance, in the distribution of honours and dignities.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XLVII.
8  For in such matters only, the people are either never mistaken, or at any rate far seldomer than a small number of persons would be, were the distribution entrusted to them.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XLVII.
9  It seems to me, however, not out of place to notice in the following Chapter, a method employed by the Roman senate to enlighten the people in making this distribution.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XLVII.
10  A glance at the distribution of land among the black owners curiously reveals this fact.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
11  If so, time was precious; for, now that he had achieved a certain amount of distribution, he could, by choosing his own time, complete the task unobserved.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
12  Maria superintended the distribution of the barmbrack and saw that every woman got her four slices.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In CLAY
13  He assumed such a comical face and voice that the distribution of the bottles of stout took place amid general merriment.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In GRACE
14  In the second, the distribution of enjoyment.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
15  From a good distribution of enjoyments results individual happiness.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
Example Sentence: (54 in 4 pages)
1  The relief agency will distribute the food among several countries.
2  Third party distributors are used to distribute the product in areas where the group does not have offices.
3  They are planning to buy some main firms that distribute gas to European consumers.
4  United States is developing diagnostic test kits that it will distribute to China and other countries to ensure rapid diagnosis of this strain of flu.
5  The engine is mounted in the middle to achieve a more even weight distribution.
6  The company has decided to use Belfast as its distribution base.
7  Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution.
8  The conference discussed the fair distribution of income and wealth.
9  Radiology was used to determine the distribution of the disease.
10  These are company reserves available for distribution as the directors may determine.
11  They studied the geographical distribution of the disease.
12  The year following the elimination of the distribution centers was, by employee consensus, the worst the company had ever endured.
13  After applying the cream, comb through to ensure even distribution.
14  The key focus of the marketing mix will be on price and distribution.
15  Its inaccessibility makes food distribution difficult.