How to Use distributor in a Sentence

distributor

noun
  • The agency is also the creator and distributor of the postage stamp.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
  • While the distributor doesn't set the retail price, it will likely be sold for $7 to $10 a glass, Hisle said.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
  • The films also must not have secured a distributor in the U.S. yet.
    Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
  • As the largest distributor, McKesson was much more than a small player.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Rodgers seemed content to be a distributor for much of the game and had just four points midway through the fourth quarter.
    Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • In the first half, Brogdon pushed the pace and was focused on being a distributor.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Beth, numbed out and vacant, works in sales for a New York City wine distributor.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The Clippers wanted to make the three-time All-Star a bystander or, at worst, a distributor.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Clark may already be the best passer and distributor in the history of the game.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
  • The distributor then scrapped the film’s theatrical rollout and dropped the movie.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 June 2022
  • The ads are part of A-B’s overall make-good campaign with distributors.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 June 2023
  • But that's not all that the hip indie distributor that could has brought to audiences over the past 10 years — far from it.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Fred told them to contact the record distributor at 7 a.m., give them the list of albums, then send someone over to pick them up.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • The self-help video was picked up by a distributor and available in the the United States and Canada for about 10 years, Winsen says.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Avila is also in talks with a distributor to bring in wines from the Valle de Guadalupe in Baja.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The Paris Theater opened in 1948, built by French distributor Pathé as a showcase for its films.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
  • So, was the trailer cut Song’s idea or her film distributor, A24?
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Wall became the Clippers’ chief distributor again — this time, in passes to the Jazz.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The movie has sold worldwide but is still looking for a U.S. distributor.
    Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
  • But the San Jose tech firm isn’t happy with being a mere distributor.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The raw ground beef was shipped to distributors in Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio in 10-pound plastic tubes.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Some were sent to a distributor in Illinois, where they were housed alongside prairie dogs.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
  • Home Run Inn shipped the pizza in this recall to a distributor in Illinois.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022
  • A lot of machines come with a plastic tamp, but few come with a proper distributor and tamp.
    Jaina Grey Jeffrey Van Camp, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • That’s because the gas tax is collected from the distributor – not from consumers at the pump.
    Alan Krinsky, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
  • The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library including The Passion of the Christ.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Last Showgirl does not yet have a distributor or release date.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Silent Night has yet to secure a distributor or set a release date.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • First Hand is known as a distributor that defends diversity, minorities, female voices and new talent.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The arthouse distributor, which had a breakout hit in last year’s The Substance, is facing backlash for securing a $100 million investment from Sequoia Capital earlier this year.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025

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