bestowal
Example Sentences
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We pointed out that in tribal culture, the bestowal of a name carries with it a duty to live up to that name.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
The surprise bestowal drew a wave of roaring applause that Obama struggled to quell, and that the rest of the convention struggled to match.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2020
The went to Michael Lewis, the man who coined the phrase, and conveyed his bestowal of blessings.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2012
I wonder if the bestowal made us just a little bit different.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2011
Selborne introduced subject by moving Resolution condemning principle that a contribution to Party funds should be a consideration to a Minister recommending to the Sovereign bestowal of a titular honour.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 by Various
