anointing

Example Sentences

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In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Can’t we just enjoy all their greatness as part of Dodgers history without anointing one greater than another?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

He was anointing them, he said, to become poll workers.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024

The final weekend brings the biggest parades, produced by organizations that borrow traditions from European royalty — anointing kings and queens to rule over the proceedings.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

I was in my room after lunch, reading James chapter five because I would talk about the biblical roots of the anointing of the sick during family time, when I heard the sounds.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie