bestow

We are also a species insufficiently grateful, it seems, for the favors flowers bestow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

She had traveled to the basilica from her home in Tabasco state to beg Guadalupe to bestow on her at least one child.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

Australians demand success against Australia to bestow respect upon an opposing player.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Twenty-one percent of managers say Tesla is the market’s most richly valued stock, while 13% bestow the “honor” on Nvidia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

Horses I cannot take to Ithaka; let me bestow them back on you, to serve your glory here.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Supporters think the passage bestows citizenship on virtually any person born in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

In order to truly feel the benefit and gift that this money bestows, you clearly need to make sure it makes a difference elsewhere, too.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

“No,” he added, “it is the office of the president that bestows those far-reaching protections to the office holder.”

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2025

She bestows Truthsayers to select houses and denies others, including her own.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024

By not repeating them, he will be able to make men feel secure and win them over with the benefits he bestows upon them.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Britain’s Prince Harry bestowed its name on the athletic games he created for wounded soldiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

In 2004, Sir Elton was awarded fellowship of the Ivors Academy, and his old collaborator, the late George Michael, also had that honour bestowed upon him on Thursday - 10 years after his death.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

The name “Atatürk,” bestowed by Turkey’s Grand National Assembly in 1934, means “Father of the Turks,” and it is Ms. Hansen’s argument that Mr. Erdogan is committing ideological patricide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

Hagrid stooped down, bestowed upon Harry a cursory and rib-cracking hug, then ran back to the shattered window.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

But that’s not why the National Book Foundation is bestowing its 2025 Literarian Award on her later this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025

She said the moratorium would last until April 2026, while a review committee looks into the "criteria and processes associated with bestowing official funerals".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025

In a speech during last year’s show, Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z, chastised the Recording Academy for bestowing his wife with dozens of genre awards while withholding album of the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

It's as if he's bestowing on the people a special gift from the king and they should be grateful to him personally.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2024

He turned to Bailey, touched the top of his head with the pointer as if he were bestowing knighthood.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier