anointed
Example Sentences
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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
After her conviction for embezzlement last year, it became clear Le Pen would need a Plan B and eventually she anointed Bardella as her stand-in candidate.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Valdes was anointed a "hero of the Republic" for his part in the revolution.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Every drüskelle in history has been inducted into the order through the same ceremony since Djel anointed the first of us.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
