How to Use administer in a Sentence

administer

verb
  • 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 team first weighed the blue heron and then administered a painkiller.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • The team walked into a tent to administer the shots.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Lose just one vaccine, and providers may have to administer dozens more to break even.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The tests are administered in grades three through eight and grade 11.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Samuels administered the treatment over the next three weeks.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Mackey said the state could pay to administer the tests in the private schools.
    Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 26 Feb. 2023
  • But that program had more time to administer.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Pour the solution over the soil to administer it to your plants.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The shot is administered by a healthcare provider every three months.
    Sarah Klein, Health, 28 May 2024
  • But such issues can serve as a study guide for when the tape goes in search of an excuse to administer its next test.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Hochul has also tried to rein in costs through an overhaul of how a home health care program is administered.
    Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hochul has also tried to rein in costs through an overhaul of how a home health care program is administered.
    ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Dogs enjoy routine, so it’s advised to administer pills at the same time each day.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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 answer is a roadmap for administering the tax.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The state has no plans for how to administer the remaining money.
    al, 23 Feb. 2022
  • It is owned by the child but administered by the parent until the child turns 18.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • The witness said agents were not administering first aid.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The drawback is the drug must be administered via a spinal injection.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 May 2026
  • The treatment was tested in patients who were administered either a high dose or low dose of the drug.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • More than three minutes passed before anyone administered any type of aid to the dying man.
    Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The researchers plan to administer the drug in two different groups.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 May 2022
  • The nasal spray is administered in a clinic where patients are monitored for about two hours.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Who will administer Gaza in the meanwhile?
    Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Mass-testing sites were closed or converted to administer the shots.
    Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021

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