: assigned or distributed as a portion, share, or lot
finished in the allotted time
Silently, all the creatures filed to their allotted places.—
Brian Jacques
Brian JacquesThe teacher had exhausted his allotted sick leave after weakness in his vocal muscles made it impossible for him to teach.—Education Week
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The new arrivals were taken by the village production team to their allotted caves.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
One woman continued to shout at Walters beyond her allotted time and was removed from the meeting in handcuffs for refusing to leave.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Usually, when a player is on a minutes restriction (following injury — as was the case with Chawinga), a team will keep that player on the pitch through halftime, so as not to waste one of its three allotted substitution windows per match.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
As a result, the Red Sox still had both of their allotted challenges remaining when righty Zack Kelly took the mound the following inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
As a result, the Red Sox still had both of their allotted challenges remaining when righty Zack Kelly took the mound the following inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Villagómez’s memo to council said the organization was reimbursing the city for the $60,000 spent this year out of the allotted contribution.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
In contrast, each scientist stuck to their allotted 30 minutes, and gave generous credit to their students, colleagues and funders.
—Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
But planning for another World’s Fair in Philadelphia, modelled on the Centennial Exposition, hadn’t really begun until 1925; much of what had been planned, including a fake 1776 Philadelphia, was never built, not least because a great deal of the allotted money had been pocketed by grifters.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
One woman continued to shout at Walters beyond her allotted time and was removed from the meeting in handcuffs for refusing to leave.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Usually, when a player is on a minutes restriction (following injury — as was the case with Chawinga), a team will keep that player on the pitch through halftime, so as not to waste one of its three allotted substitution windows per match.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
As a result, the Red Sox still had both of their allotted challenges remaining when righty Zack Kelly took the mound the following inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
As a result, the Red Sox still had both of their allotted challenges remaining when righty Zack Kelly took the mound the following inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Villagómez’s memo to council said the organization was reimbursing the city for the $60,000 spent this year out of the allotted contribution.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
In contrast, each scientist stuck to their allotted 30 minutes, and gave generous credit to their students, colleagues and funders.
—Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
But planning for another World’s Fair in Philadelphia, modelled on the Centennial Exposition, hadn’t really begun until 1925; much of what had been planned, including a fake 1776 Philadelphia, was never built, not least because a great deal of the allotted money had been pocketed by grifters.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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