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

The praying, vowing, and anointing seemed to take most of the morning. lyrion's legs soon began to ache.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin