bestowal

Example Sentences

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When applied to an individual, it’s both a recognition and a bestowal, affirmation of the artist’s contribution to the culture.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

While he no doubt hopes this bestowal of stiff punishment puts the issue to rest, that won’t be the case, anymore than the Mitchell Report ended the scourge of performance-enhancing drugs for baseball.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2020

With the bestowal of the Knopf emblem, the coursing Borzoi dog that has long served as an imprimatur of literary quality, he conferred on a book almost instant cachet.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2019

The went to Michael Lewis, the man who coined the phrase, and conveyed his bestowal of blessings.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2012

He, however, consented to the bestowal of a portion of the king’s bounty for a couple of years on Mrs Hunter and her two surviving children.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various