How do you use Bestowed in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like conferred or presented, plus the exact meaning.
Bestowed in a sentence
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Bestowed meaning
simple past and past participle of bestow
Using Bestowed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of bestow
- Useful related words include: conferred, presented, given.
- In the example corpus, bestowed often appears in combinations such as: bestowed upon, bestowed on, was bestowed.
Context around Bestowed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bestowed
- In this selection, "bestowed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trust, honor, mandate, upon and enormous stand out and add context to how "bestowed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2012 beyoncé bestowed upon jay and amulet that bestowed him with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bestowed" sits close to words such as alloy, articulate and atkins, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bestowed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Back in 2012, Beyoncé bestowed upon Jay-Z an exceedingly intricate and costly present. (14 words)
Barnes is humbled by the groups’ acceptance and the responsibilities they’ve bestowed on her. (15 words)
His powers came from a magical amulet that bestowed him with speed and martial arts expertise. (16 words)
Like Apostle Paul, they are saying, ‘but by the grace of God I am what I am: and the grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me,” (I Cor. (50 words)
Garten, whose father is a former detective with the Hartford Police Department, was awarded Kearney’s own medal of valor — the highest honor bestowed by the Hartford Police Department — by his partner at a event last Saturday at the XL Center. (41 words)
Despite the strange name bestowed on their son Harry and Meghan have consistently spoken of the impenetrable pact between the House of Windsor and Fleet Street, which works through the dark arts of royal leaks, choreographed access and confected stories. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Abbas said the mandate bestowed on him as speaker would not be taken for granted, assuring members that he would be just and fair to everyone irrespective of political party and perceived differences.
A life adorned with grace, now finds eternal repose, as we gather to embrace the memory of a woman who bestowed her gentle touch upon countless hearts.
Although initially “scared” of the responsibility, she has grown into the role by trying hard to live up to the expectations of those who bestowed her with this honor.
Although my role in the film was relatively minor, it bestowed upon me a profound sense of fulfilment.
Back in 2012, Beyoncé bestowed upon Jay-Z an exceedingly intricate and costly present.
Barnes is humbled by the groups’ acceptance and the responsibilities they’ve bestowed on her.
Before his death, he bestowed their artworks to the French state, hoping they would be displayed in the Louvre.
Despite the strange name bestowed on their son Harry and Meghan have consistently spoken of the impenetrable pact between the House of Windsor and Fleet Street, which works through the dark arts of royal leaks, choreographed access and confected stories.
Earlier, the Governor-elect, Ahmed Usman Ododo, in his assurance to Senator Umahi, reiterated his commitment to the trust bestowed upon him by the people.
Edwards was bestowed his battle field promotion when the Revolution finalized the transfer of MLS All-Star goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic of Serbia to Chelsea FC of the English Premier League for a reported fee of $18 million.
Freddy is the closest to Billy and is a comic lover, which made him the perfect person for Billy to confide in when he was bestowed his powers.
Garten, whose father is a former detective with the Hartford Police Department, was awarded Kearney’s own medal of valor — the highest honor bestowed by the Hartford Police Department — by his partner at a event last Saturday at the XL Center.
His powers came from a magical amulet that bestowed him with speed and martial arts expertise.
In "The Beat Goes On," Mabel notices that clutched in Ben's hand is one of the -themed handkerchiefs he'd bestowed on the cast and crew as opening night presents.
Investor concerns grew worse after a referendum in 2017 created an executive presidency that bestowed enormous powers on Erdoğan.
It’s understandable why so many people are shipping the pair that’s been bestowed the couple name “SydCarmy”.
Like Apostle Paul, they are saying, ‘but by the grace of God I am what I am: and the grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me,” (I Cor.
Mr Anthony John, a retired Permanent Secretary, attributed the victory of the governor in the keenly contested election to his ability to uphold the trust bestowed on him by the masses in 2019.
One of the key narrative components of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's surprisingly great story is Link's new arm, bestowed upon him by Rauru, the first king of Hyrule and the leader of the Zonai.
Order of the Long Leaf Pine Society was established in 1963 and is the highest honor bestowed by North Carolina governors to citizens.
Common combinations with bestowed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bestowed upon 45×
- bestowed on 41×
- was bestowed 20×
- bestowed the 20×
- bestowed with 17×
- bestowed by 13×
- been bestowed 11×
- be bestowed 9×
- he bestowed 8×
- were bestowed 8×