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

Malcolm X is at the heart of it all, his image anointing the walls and a photograph of his former home, boarded up with a sign advertising its rehabilitation, presented without comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

He was anointing them, he said, to become poll workers.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024

In the Coronation service last year, the oil used for anointing the King was animal free for the first time.

From BBC • May 14, 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