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Meted is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Meted in a sentence

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Meted meaning

simple past and past participle of mete

Using Meted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of mete
  • In the example corpus, meted often appears in combinations such as: meted out, treatment meted, be meted.

Context around Meted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Meted

  • In this selection, "meted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, treatment, horrors and spiller stand out and add context to how "meted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include he had meted out to and are not meted out vis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "meted" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with meted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Punishments would be meted out for any violations found, it said, without giving specifics. (14 words)

For O’Con’s role in the incident, Spiller meted out a four-day unpaid suspension. (16 words)

Someone has to consider litigation as solution to the inhuman treatment meted out to Lagos State retirees. (17 words)

But it blows their minds to find out that some of Washington’s teeth may have been extracted from the mouths of slaves, or that Congress admonished General Washington for the severe beatings meted out to soldiers under his command. (40 words)

When ordinary people comment about the shocking sentences meted out on the perpetrators of crime there will always be hysterical lawyers who will bleat that those who know nothing of the law should keep their mouths shut. (37 words)

Arising from the above, Mr Sampa meted out disciplinary action against Mr Ng’ona on June 28, 2024 by removing him from his position as secretary general and from his membership as a central committee. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The horrors being meted out against the American people can be traced back, in a direct line, to the horrors meted out in Nazi laboratories.

Akinsanya announced a task force team that would monitor the implementation of the directives while also warning various parks and garages executives to ensure compliance, stating that sanctions would be meted on defaulters.

At least 378 have received sentences and at least 55% received prison time meted out so far is 10 years, though none of those convicted of seditious conspiracy has yet been sentenced.

Failure to register said e-trikes would be meted with fines ranging from P500 to P2,500 and the impounding of the unregistered unit.

For O’Con’s role in the incident, Spiller meted out a four-day unpaid suspension.

Interest-rate math hasn't yet intruded into politics even though it has already meted out severe punishment in the markets.

It is this humiliation meted out from the highest of offices across the nation that enables the persecution Gorkhas have had to face across India.

Punishments would be meted out for any violations found, it said, without giving specifics.

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Someone has to consider litigation as solution to the inhuman treatment meted out to Lagos State retirees.

The CBN has, therefore, warned banks and PoS operators to desist from such activities as relevant sanctions shall be meted out to those found wanting, the statement said.

The central government appears to have been shocked by the surge in penalties meted out by local authorities.

When Glatfelter asked Householder if he punished contributors and lawmakers who supported his foes instead of him, Householder said, “I can’t think of any consequences” he had meted out to non-supporters.

When ordinary people comment about the shocking sentences meted out on the perpetrators of crime there will always be hysterical lawyers who will bleat that those who know nothing of the law should keep their mouths shut.

Arising from the above, Mr Sampa meted out disciplinary action against Mr Ng’ona on June 28, 2024 by removing him from his position as secretary general and from his membership as a central committee.

But it blows their minds to find out that some of Washington’s teeth may have been extracted from the mouths of slaves, or that Congress admonished General Washington for the severe beatings meted out to soldiers under his command.

Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma and Tura MDC Bernard Marak have expressed concern over the harassment meted out to the nun in Goalpara.

He argued that if penalties are not meted out vis-a-vis private sector findings, monitoring would simply become a farce.

He is angry, understandably so, at the horrible, arrogant, superior treatment meted out to the oppressed native population.

He made admissions about the violence he had meted out to his daughter, but cowardly refused to plead guilty.

He said his planned legal action against the operator of the airline would address the unabated ill-treatment being meted against passengers across the country.

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Common combinations with meted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "meted" in a sentence?
An example: "The horrors being meted out against the American people can be traced back, in a direct line, to the horrors meted out in Nazi laboratories." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "meted" from authentic English texts.
What does "meted" mean?
Meted means: simple past and past participle of mete
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