bestowed
Example Sentences
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The other was bestowed on a 100-year-old Navy pilot who led his squadron to victory in a 1952 Korean War aerial battle against an overwhelming enemy force that remained secret until 2002.
The honor was bestowed on her by Prince William, who attended with his wife, Princess Catherine.
From Los Angeles Times
Back in 2023, that prestige was bestowed upon tomatoes, which moved beyond the grocery store aisles to become an aesthetic and a way of life with the so-called “Tomato Girl Summer” micro trend.
From Salon
I whipped the crop against the dusty ground, feeling the power it bestowed.
From Literature
Those are all monikers bestowed upon Howard Silverblatt, longtime senior index analyst at S&P Global.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
