give someone

Example Sentences

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You see, if you’re going to give someone advice, it’s important to be specific.

From Literature

The information manager is in charge of dealing with the "relentless" demand for appointments and is often the first person to give someone in need a reassurance that recovery is possible.

From BBC

“The gut-punch way he ends it, going from telling the story of a lynching to drumming along and humming ... it’s macabre, sorrowful and beautiful all at the same time. It shows you exactly why Delroy’s such a masterful actor. If you ever needed to give someone the world’s fastest lesson in what the blues is about, he gives it to you right there.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s an act of service. I don’t know. And it’s—so you can’t save everybody, right? And you maybe can’t even save anybody. Like maybe all we do is frustrate. You know, give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad. But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”

From Slate

Matthew, 17, said it would prevent him from being able to give someone a lift home late at night but thinks it would be safer.

From BBC