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 Framers understood that corruption flows not merely from express exchanges of money for performance, but from the insidious distortion of loyalty arising from the bestowal of gifts and favors.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2019

This is Ms. Wright’s ode to the South — a generous bestowal from one of today’s great voices.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017

It is only where one member of a class has to be distinguished from others that the bestowal of a proper name has a meaning.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various