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Usage of bestowed in English
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One morning, in particular, she bestowed upon the lad a severe cuffing.
Roughing It in the Bush
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The City of London bestowed the freedom of the city upon him.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Intimate Biography
3
Goodly were the gifts she bestowed on the followers of the host.
The Fall of the Nibelungs
4
The loving kindness bestowed on the little ones made the house glow.
Travels in Alaska
5
Then he bestowed them in the capacious pockets of his fur pea-jacket.
The Man in the Twilight
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It is the first time the company has bestowed performance-based stock awards.
The Irish Times
7
These attentions bestowed, the travellers attentively watched the earth and the moon.
The Moon-Voyage
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In 1802 a plébiscite had bestowed the Consulate on Bonaparte for life.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
9
He welcomed the international recognition bestowed on the Syrian opposition in Marrakech.
Reuters
10
There was bitterness in the stare he bestowed upon her trim lines.
Bunker Bean
11
Never was kindness more worthily bestowed; never was it more gratefully received.
The Friendships of Women
12
The baptism in the Spirit, already bestowed at Pentecost, must be appropriated.
The Ministry of the Spirit
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Which brings us to the gift she bestowed on the internet Monday.
Wired
14
Each of the good fairies bestowed on the princess a precious gift.
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These confiscated lands the king bestowed on the chiefs of his army.
The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of ...
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The charter of ever bestowed by the British crown upon any subject.
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Refer...
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
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United States of America
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