anointing
Example Sentences
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In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
He was anointing them, he said, to become poll workers.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
Nearly 10 years ago, Cancro performed the anointing of the sick — laying hands on a person who is ill, spreading oil on their forehead and praying — on Eguino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
One man waved his flame back and forth as if anointing his beard, smiling.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
I was in my room after lunch, reading James chapter five because I would talk about the biblical roots of the anointing of the sick during family time, when I heard the sounds.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
