anointed
Example Sentences
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Báez still has plenty to prove before being anointed as a star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
According to Licence, this interpretation could help resolve a longstanding historical puzzle: why would a pope support the violent removal of an anointed king?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Thatcher, his latest anointed icon, fares no better than a butterfly pinned to his mood board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Monuments to Adam Smith and David Hume on the Royal Mile have also been anointed with plastic crowns.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"King Renly is the crowned and anointed lord of all the Seven Kingdoms, my lady," Ser Colen answered, though courteously enough.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
