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dealt out

adj. given out in portions [syn: apportioned, doled out, meted out, parceled out]

Usage examples of "dealt out".

On several occasions fresh beef was dealt out to us, and each time the excitement created among those who had not tasted fresh meat for weeks and months was wonderful.

Few people knew of the Cabal, a society of wizards who controlled magical use and dealt out penalties for misuse.

But he dealt out ridicule in a selfless, almost priestly, manner, and most of his pupils admired him.

Still, a Wisdom headed the Women's Circle -- even if the Circle did not always agree -- and the Women's Circle dealt out punishments to women who broke the law or offended custom too deeply, and to men, too, for some transgressions.

Still, a Wisdom headed the Women's Circle-even if the Circle did not always agree-and the Women's Circle dealt out punishments to women who broke the law or offended custom too deeply, and to men, too, for some transgressions.

The soldiers had biscuits dealt out to them freely, and they even shared them with the other squadrons.

He wasn't nearly as tough as he thought he was, but she was in no mood for the toothy pinches he commonly dealt out.

She passed out the money and dealt out the cards and gave them their pieces.