gives out

Definition of gives outnext
present tense third-person singular of give out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gives out This is a man who shows up at a bank with two dubious associates — the glowering, hair-trigger Sal (Moss-Bachrach) and, until his stomach gives out, the wobbling hot mess Ray-Ray (Christopher Sears) — and a bunch of guns. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Morehouse gives out $10 million in endowed scholarships every year, plus another $3 million to close the funding gap for students who have exhausted all other options. Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026 But a cap on student loans wouldn’t have the same unintended consequences because the federal government gives out those loans. Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026 Our battery test involves cranking the screen's brightness to the maximum and streaming video over Wi-Fi until the battery gives out. Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026 The food pantry gives out around 100,000 pounds of food every month. Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026 The organization of over 5,500 VFX professionals also gives out awards for excellent work in environments, character design, and effect simulations in television, commercials, and other media projects. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026 Her organization gives out free copies of Douglass' books. Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 At the ticket window, the rink gives out a list of local businesses that includes Gabello Salon, Bumble Bear Coffee and, just off the square, Beach Hut Deli. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gives out
Verb
  • The University of Beer location in Folsom is barreling toward its final days as the business announces it closure.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Customers in the Atlanta metro area will soon be able to see their food take flight as DoorDash announces new drone delivery service.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But at four or five times that sum, the net casts much, much wider.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In theaters Friday after a strong reception at SXSW last month, the genre-scrambling, darkly comic neo-western casts him as Ulysses, a principled small-town sheriff who takes a temporary posting in a sleepy corner of Minnesota called Normal.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lack of in-home nurses; baby dies Much of Middlebrooks’ order, and the appeals court ruling that affirms it, concerns the in-home nursing care that parents of medically complex children rely upon.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The great Sandra Hüller stars as a woman whose husband dies from a fall at their home.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Brian Naranjo, a former State Department official who served in Venezuela and publishes a newsletter on Venezuelan affairs, told me that with Machado abroad, Rodríguez is essentially running a solo presidential campaign.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • MediaCo also publishes the Globe, National Examiner, Star, Closer, InTouch and First for Women.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Symptoms differ from strokes caused by a blockage in the brain, as a spinal stroke causes pain in the neck or back that radiates through the limbs, muscle weakness or numbness, incontinence and loss of sensation, such as feeling touch or temperature changes.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Jonathan Groff radiates from within.
    Sutton Foster, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This is not a measure with your heart sort of moment, so take the time to do a little research, and if all else fails, turn to the Lowe’s website.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Even when a missile fails, the danger still reaches home.
    Nawaf M. Al-Thani, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The critics are weighing in on the big-budget Michael Jackson biopic Michael, which releases globally this weekend.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The emitter on a drip irrigation system is a small device that slowly releases water from the system’s tubes into the soil.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Pitt stars in the upcoming film as a former Army Special Forces soldier who has gone off the grid, but must return to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Knowles keeps the atmosphere leaden when the story surfaces in the present, in which Willy is 63, fraying with disappointment and banged up from several car crashes out on his long runs — events that his family is starting to fear aren’t accidents.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Gives out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gives%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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