Phrases with «to mete out»

The phrase "to mete out" means to distribute or dispense something in a measured, controlled manner. Full definition

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Sentences with «to mete out»

  • «There's an argument, which I don't fully buy but that could be made, that whether there was intention to deceive is irrelevant, and the only thing that matters in meting out punishment is whether one should build on the results or ignore them,... but if you want to inculcate the norms of proper behavior and to deter and maybe filter out of science the people who are more likely to engage in misconduct, then that differential penalty is warranted.» (sciencemag.org)
  • Finally his family discovers him in a remote Louisiana mill town, promptly buys the property, and puts Randolph in charge of this place unlike any he has ever seen, where men are surrounded by cypress swamps and menace, leading lives of ceaseless, backbreaking toil punctuated only by the brutal entertainments provided by the Sicilians who control the whiskey and card games and girls, and by the rough justice meted out by the still - tormented Byron. (bookbrowse.com)
  • Capra has been criticized for not meting out justice upon Potter. (parentpreviews.com)
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