conferred

Example Sentences

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The blue check mark on Twitter has long conferred a special status.

From New York Times

All trends in theological education indicate that fewer and fewer men are going to seminary and seeking the degrees that have historically been conferred upon pastors in Southern Baptist life.

From Los Angeles Times

There have been more than 1,000 recipients but fewer than two dozen have had it conferred twice.

From BBC

Prosecutors also conferred immunity on former Trump aide Kash Patel to force him to testify to the grand jury after he initially invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer questions.

From Salon

How is power properly understood, wielded and conferred?

From Washington Post