How to Use allot in a Sentence

allot

verb

• The newspaper will allot a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates.
• Each speaker will be allotted 15 minutes.
• Round up for taxi fares and allot a few euros for bellhops, housekeeping, and room service.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 22 May 2019
• The on bit causes the chip to allot data in a larger chunk of memory than is needed.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2018
• The half page that Northam was allotted in the yearbook includes three pictures, including one of him in a suit.
  — Ben Finley, The Seattle Times, 6 Feb. 2019
• Electors are allotted to each state based on their representation in Congress.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• Safety First Musk dedicated the bulk of the time allotted to his prepared statement on the earnings call to safety.
  — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2018
• And while users are allotted certain credits for using AI, Adobe isn’t enforcing those limits for most plans.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
• These include algorithms used for calculating prison sentences and allotting medical aid.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2018
• These women defied the one-dimensional tropes often allotted to minorities thanks to filmmaking worthy of their talent.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2019
• That was particularly significant for a candidate who was only allotted a few seconds of free television airtime each day.
  — Peter Prengaman, The Seattle Times, 27 Oct. 2018
• But would the conflict breach the two Y.M.C.A. lanes allotted to the team?
  — Miriam Jordan Afif Amireh, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• It has been allotted three hours for many years, though the length of the 2025 show has not been announced.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
• It has been allotted three hours for many years, though the length of the 2025 show has not been announced.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
• The studio will have allotted drop-off times or set up a drop box for the items that need to be fired.
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2020
• Even Wyoming allotted three-and-a-half times more money, the study found.
  — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
• The bustier’s stitching allotted a bit of depth and detail to the clean-cut look.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
• The gardens were beautiful and many took a tram ride to try and see as much of the gardens in the time allotted.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2023
• The Allahabad high court in 1935 had allotted the legal right over the land on which the mosque stands to the Hindu king of Varanasi.
  — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 9 Nov. 2019
• Spending of the money allotted for the fund has dropped in recent years as well.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• As one poster from the era explained it, people over 12 were allotted 2½ pounds of beef, veal, lamb and pork a week.
  — NBC News, 1 May 2020
• The new approach would allot them to applicants who earn the highest wages.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
• Picks 5 through 14 will then be allotted in reverse order of the teams’ records.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 15 May 2023
• The time allotted for updating the rules is coming to an end.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
• Instead, try allotting up to a fifth of your daily calorie allowance to the sweet of your choice.
  — Kristine Thomason, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
• In this context, a speech expands or contracts to fit the time allotted.
  — Readers, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2023
• The seven-minute film asks what kind of place society should allot to the most painful or shameful parts of its past.
  — Güzin Kar, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2021
• The company that recorded the book allotted me 100 hours in front of the microphone.
  — New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Still to be revealed in addition to the name of the Boston team is how the 18 players will be allotted among all six teams.
  — Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
• The measure also seeks to address disparities in the resources allotted to county prosecutors and public defenders.
  — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024