bestowed
Example Sentences
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The awards bestowed by North America's largest critics' group could give movie campaigns much-needed extra momentum as Oscars voting nears.
From Barron's
This was not charity bestowed from afar, but mutual aid.
From Los Angeles Times
The sycophants bestowed with medals and presidential commendations.
From Los Angeles Times
But didn’t I need to exist as my own person in order to do the job bestowed on me when my daughter exited my body seven years earlier?
From Los Angeles Times
These evaluations could affect whether an academic department bestowed tenure on a young professor or promoted an associate professor.
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