How to Use administer in a Sentence

administer

verb
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  • 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.
  • The tests are administered in grades three through eight and grade 11.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • More than three minutes passed before anyone administered any type of aid to the dying man.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • 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 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
  • The program is administered in Arkansas by the state Department of Health.
    — My Ly, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Like the other two drugs, it’s administered as an infusion.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Crews were expected to administer burns last month but canceled them because of the weather, according to a news release from the city.
    — Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2023
  • After the first dose is administered, pet owners are advised to return three weeks later for a follow-up shot.
    — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
  • Already, two staff members at each school are trained to administer Narcan.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The drug, which helps people feel more full and therefore reduce their caloric intake, is administered as a shot, and costs around $900 a month without insurance in the United States.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The early data indicates that when administered at the highest dosage, the drug, called retatrutide, can cause weight loss of 24% over 11 months.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Austin Fast: Most federal grants set aside a small part to cover costs so agencies can administer the programs.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The regimen consisted of up to five drugs, some of which had to administered intravenously, taken for as long as two years.
    — Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 15 June 2023
  • When vaccines are administered exclusively to girls, the uptake needs to be extremely high to reach the same results.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The types of vaccine administered to the cohorts monitored in the study changed as newer ones became available, covering more types of HPV.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The crease, when administered to L.A.’s favorite regalia, is about putting one’s personal touch on something.
    — Ian F. Blair, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The second-year tight end tested positive for the substance during a mandatory test administered by the NCAA.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • For example, a healthcare provider can administer a questionnaire or ask you to keep a sleep diary.
    — Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
  • It will be administered using a code sent to cellphones, according to FEMA.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The direct cash assistance, which under the amendment would still be administered by EventsDC, would be one-time payments.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The unprecedented method was administered to Kenneth Eugene Smith, a prisoner on death row for his role in a contract killing more than three decades ago.
    — Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024

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