anointed
Example Sentences
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According to Licence, this interpretation could help resolve a longstanding historical puzzle: why would a pope support the violent removal of an anointed king?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Thatcher, his latest anointed icon, fares no better than a butterfly pinned to his mood board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the course of a whirlwind four weeks, every wing of the parliamentary Labour Party has anointed him as the only person able to reverse their electoral predicament.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
So far, there are no visible cracks that would produce someone like Venezuela’s Rodríguez, who could be anointed by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
This time when he looked at me, he chose another candle from the shelf behind him and anointed it with oil.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
