bestowed
Example Sentences
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As a precision-minded songwriter, she bestowed a kind of emotional dignity on everyday characters in hardscrabble circumstances; as a glittering pop persona, she called constant attention to the artifice of her own A-list stardom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Perhaps only South Africa's Jacques Kallis, who played in many more Tests, is a pretender to the title of cricket's greatest all-rounder which was bestowed on Sobers by fellow legend Richie Benaud.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Britain’s Prince Harry bestowed its name on the athletic games he created for wounded soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Their impeccable hearing and quick thinking were rewarded by the Austrian emperor, who bestowed the pretzel bakers with their own coat of arms featuring two lions holding a massive pretzel.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Sometimes riches are bestowed upon me whether I want them or not.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
