How to Use endow in a Sentence

endow

verb
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  • The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital.
  • The money will be used to endow the museum and research facility.
  • She plans to endow a faculty position at the university.
  • The only ones known that are so endowed are the lampreys.
    — The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
  • It’s unknown whom the king will endow with the crown and diamond.
    — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Shiny black zip-up boots endowed his steps with a peppy bounce.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The prize is endowed by the Schmidts, who are collectors and patrons, through 2030.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
  • Thanks to the generosity of donors, funds raised at the 2017 Gala will endow the Sister Paulette Awards for years to come.
    — South Charlotte, charlotteobserver, 2 May 2017
  • With the courage endowed by two beers, Ms. Shaw put herself forward.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • One, a number of years ago, was when the foundation was endowed.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • If brought online, Kokoro will be endowed with the same power as Skynet.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • Shaw had endowed his flower girl with a much greater gift than a good ear: the ability to be free of her own sculptor.
    — Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, 8 July 2018
  • Only then should they be endowed with power that would be hard to revoke.
    — Kristina Libby, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2019
  • In his prime Davis was endowed with a sixth sense for assessing talent.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Nor did it faze voters in Myanmar, where many endowed her with a saintlike stature.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Being on land for the first time this year, Holy Ship! had the chance to endow these sunset slots with even more magic by placing them right on the beach.
    — Harry Levin, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2020
  • As in the Disney film, Pinocchio is endowed with a chirping conscience in the form of a sidekick insect.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2018
  • But in 2009, one of her former students, who has since passed away, endowed a scholarship in her name.
    — Sarah Wyman, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
  • Music and years have endowed her with confidence and courage.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 13 July 2023
  • Being a seasoned parent endows you with the great wisdom that none of it matters.
    — Kate Spencer, Cosmopolitan, 25 May 2016
  • Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence.
    — Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • A couple of bright, shining hours can endow a day with a felicitous look and feel.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Stewart-Haas Racing endowed her with the best equipment.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • In endowing us with religion, the moon taught humans a new form of thinking.
    — Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • This harsh buzz endows the group’s hooks with real weight even during their brightest moments.
    — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Watson seemed to be endowed with the kind of clerical skills humans use on a host of real-world problems.
    — Joshua Sokol, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Sovereign wealth funds could endow the states with a permanent source of revenue, even when the oil stops flowing.
    — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2020
  • On the plus side, the journalism department at alma mater Stanford just got him endowed as a Knight chair.
    — Dwight Perry / Sideline Chatter, The Seattle Times, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Approachable, sensitive, and endowed with vaguely progressive politics, Internet Boyfriends spread from Tumblr to the rest of the internet over the next few years.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
  • In some groups, like spiders, eggs were wrapped in silk; in others, such as insects, the egg was endowed with a breathable suit-of-armour that helped insects quietly pioneer even the driest and most inhospitable parts of Earth’s continents.
    — Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024

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