bestowment
Example Sentences
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She had attained all that any woman could desire in the way of the world’s bestowment.
From A Manifest Destiny by Magruder, Julia
True, it was; but what were his motives in its bestowment?
From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John
True charity is not that feeling which prompts merely to the bestowment of worldly goods for the benefit of others—in fact, true charity has very little to do with alms-giving and public benefactions.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
Verse 11 fills up the measure of the bestowment of grace on sinful men.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.
For the Muses, however often and earnestly invoked, are never lavish in the bestowment of their favors.
From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.
