How do you use Bestow in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like confer or alter, plus the exact meaning.
Bestow in a sentence
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Bestow meaning
- To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
- To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
Using Bestow
- The main meaning on this page is: To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. | To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. | To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
- Useful related words include: confer, alter, change, bring.
- In the example corpus, bestow often appears in combinations such as: to bestow, bestow upon, bestow on.
Context around Bestow
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bestow
- In this selection, "bestow" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gain, someone, shoes, upon, curse and donna stand out and add context to how "bestow" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include army can bestow on a and bestow curse has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bestow" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and abdulrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bestow
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sunday’s event will bestow trophies largely on unscripted and documentary programs. (12 words)
Your cosmic ancestors wish to bestow upon you the gift of alchemy. (12 words)
At level five, Trickery Domain Clerics gain "Bestow Curse" and "Fear" as Domain Spells. (14 words)
Before G-d was prepared to bestow upon the Jewish people His greatest gift, the Torah, He wanted to be sure that the most crucial aspect that would insure the continuity of the Jewish people – the family – was intact. (39 words)
The soldiers of the 100th/442nd participated in eight major campaigns in France, Italy and Germany, earning seven presidential unit citations, the highest award the Army can bestow on a single unit. (32 words)
As for the post-match encounter, I’m sure it will be a good match but Asuka clearly did not bestow any of her promo skills onto Konami when she trained her. (32 words)
Any parting words you’d like to bestow upon your fans or anyone just now being introduced to you? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Any parting words you’d like to bestow upon your fans or anyone just now being introduced to you?
At level five, Trickery Domain Clerics gain "Bestow Curse" and "Fear" as Domain Spells.
Bestow Curse has incredible versatility in the way that curses can be inflicted on a target.
But as Christians, we're called to spread unconditional love, belonging and acceptance from God and we're given these gifts to bestow on others.
Hopefully, knowing that Donna has returned to will right these wrongs and bestow Donna with a more worthy ending where her memories are restored she gets to live.
In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift—a more human face.
It is our honor to bestow the name of such an inquisitive and kind person to this gold deposit.
It's always so nice to see local businesses helping out their community, and it certainly inspires others to bestow similar acts of kindness.
The soldiers of the 100th/442nd participated in eight major campaigns in France, Italy and Germany, earning seven presidential unit citations, the highest award the Army can bestow on a single unit.
And the winners can again bow their heads to let someone bestow a medal.
Being on Paradise Island and immersing themselves in Amazonian culture could serve as the ideal opportunity for Tom King and Belen Ortega to bestow a fresh appearance upon the boys.
If there is something in a culture that we can recognize as being like ourselves, we are willing to bestow upon them the identity of 'civilisation'.
Prickly pear extract works as an enzyme activator - encouraging cell renewal and therefore helping to bestow you with the ultimate glow, all while diminishing the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Sunday’s event will bestow trophies largely on unscripted and documentary programs.
The Harris campaign needs Muslim votes, and in order to obtain them, it has to bestow on Muslims the left’s most coveted prize: victimhood status.
They are increasingly urging the government to bestow upon him the nation’s highest honor, National Hero of Jamaica.
Your cosmic ancestors wish to bestow upon you the gift of alchemy.
Ananalysis by The New York Times found that the advantage these shoes bestow is real — and larger than previously estimated.
As for the post-match encounter, I’m sure it will be a good match but Asuka clearly did not bestow any of her promo skills onto Konami when she trained her.
Before G-d was prepared to bestow upon the Jewish people His greatest gift, the Torah, He wanted to be sure that the most crucial aspect that would insure the continuity of the Jewish people – the family – was intact.
Common combinations with bestow
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to bestow 34×
- bestow upon 12×
- bestow on 11×
- can bestow 10×
- bestow the 6×
- and bestow 5×
- bestow his 4×
- will bestow 3×
- bestow blessings 3×
- bestow curse 2×