conferred
Example Sentences
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During my own internship at the Star just out of college, I found that my KCK upbringing conferred upon me a kind of savage respect.
To have no needs or desires, in the Cynic view, conferred a power greater than that of a king.
“The labor market advantages conferred by a college degree have historically justified individual investment in higher education and expanding support for college access,” the Cleveland Fed study concludes.
He simply handed the matter to his superiors, who conferred with their equivalents at Deutsche Bank, and finally agreed to wire over $600 million.
From Literature
But Amy Bodek, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, confirmed that county officials conferred with the oil company on a development plan.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
