bestowed

Example Sentences

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I whipped the crop against the dusty ground, feeling the power it bestowed.

From Literature

Those are all monikers bestowed upon Howard Silverblatt, longtime senior index analyst at S&P Global.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Fela was more than a musician," Tinubu said in a statement day after the award was bestowed at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

From Barron's

She froze in her seat, eyes darting from side to side, before she ascended the stage to accept the award for her disruptive album, Cowboy Carter - the trophy bestowed upon her by country-darling-turned-crossover-superstar Taylor Swift.

From BBC

This was the luck it bestowed: the luck of attention.

From Literature