Use bestowed in a sentence
Sentences ending with bestowed
- Nothing can cloud what these brief moments have bestowed. [10]
- What they called their liberties were privileges which a sovereign bestowed. [10]
- He should hear--nay, perhaps he should see--that she was still desired, in spite of the theft which he had committed, in spite of the cruelty with which Fate had destroyed the best treasure that it had generously bestowed. [10]
- Vexed by her own weakness, she determined to go back to her employer's house and there accept whatever fate the saints bestowed. [10]
- He differs also from the lower animals in the power of expressing his desires by words, which thus become a guide to the aid required and bestowed. [1]
- They are already bestowed. [10]
- But what if at some future time the choice of the people should fall upon one on whom that lofty title could not, by any stretch of charity, be bestowed? [6]
- How many kingdoms Antony had bestowed! [10]
Sentences containing bestowed two or more times
- Had she been still the Emperor Charles's favourite, or had he bestowed titles and wealth upon her, more might have been done for her; but as it was, nothing was left of the favour bestowed by the monarch save the stain upon her fair name. [10]
More example sentences with the word bestowed in them
- Oh, how gladly would she have bestowed on them the fairest reward! [10]
- A casual glance would have passed by these little dents; if Venters had not known what they signified he would never have bestowed upon them the second glance. [13]
- The gift of working miracles was not bestowed upon His Church at large. [5]
- You came hither with the assurance of your favour; but the flattering words of promise which you bestowed upon the unhappy woman were probably only the drops of poppy-juice given to soothe the ravings of fever. [10]
- They were armed with bows and lances, and a charioteer stood beside each, so that their undivided attention could be bestowed upon the battle. [10]
- The goddess on whom Hermon had bestowed the features of her own face had deprived him of sight to confer upon her the happiness of brightening and beautifying the darkness of his life. [10]
- The pliant intellect which the gods bestowed on me would ill sustain the test in this hour of anguish. [10]
- And what honours were bestowed upon her John! [10]
- Have those whom we call the rulers of the universe the right to punish me because I make use of the inquiring spirit they have bestowed on me? [10]
- Outlaw as he was, his estates given over to his son who now carried a knighthood bestowed by King Charles, he was still a loyal subject to the dynasty which had dishonoured him. [11]
- If this expert was quieted, and Fellowes was safely bestowed in his grave, the tragic incident would be lost quickly in the general excitement and agitation of the nation. [11]
- Cambyses' first glance was bestowed on Nitetis; she sat by him in all the splendor and dignity of a queen, but looking very, very pale in her new purple robes. [10]
- Already an imprudent violation of his extreme sense of the dignity of majesty, or of the confidence which he bestowed upon her, might become fatal to it. [10]
- His dreams of vengeance were abruptly broken by a messenger, covered with dust from head to foot; he brought good news: Orion was taken and safely bestowed in the Kadi's house. [10]
- She gladly permitted us to share in the distribution of the alms liberally bestowed on the needy. [10]
- The commendation bestowed upon Motley's historical essays in "The North American Review" must have gone far towards compensating him for the ill success of his earlier venture. [6]
- The praise, not unmingled with criticisms, which that great historian bestowed upon Motley is less significant than the fact that he superintended a translation of the "Rise of the Dutch Republic," and himself wrote the Introduction to it. [6]
- And I want--the unattainable, the divine gift which is bestowed, which cannot be acquired. [9]
- That of the twins--they are ten years old--will soon be over--and now, after enjoying pleasures not one of which was bestowed on me, they must endure the same sorrow. [10]
- What was given to you to cherish tenderly, you can not confide to another without angering him who bestowed the guerdon upon you. [10]
- Nevertheless Eva wished to go to the castle, and, whatever reception the noble lady bestowed upon her, she would return to Schweinau as soon as possible. [10]
- Where charity was to be bestowed on a large scale--if hospitals or almshouses were to be erected or endowed--she was appealed to first, and if she promised her quiet but valuable assistance, the result was at once secured. [10]
- This had seemed to Antony unusual and noble and, in his generous manner, he had not only forgiven him, but bestowed his favour upon him. [10]
- For the first time in his life he believed himself completely happy, and bestowed his gifts, not only from a sense of his duty as king of Persia, but because the act of giving was in itself a pleasure. [10]
- In proof of this, she would present to the library of the museum the two hundred thousand volumes from Pergamus, one of the most valuable gifts Mark Antony had ever bestowed upon her, and which she had hitherto regarded merely as a loan. [10]
- Comfortably bestowed in this mountain tavern, after they had toasted and eaten their venison and lit their pipes, they drew about the fire. [11]
- There nine and thirty lashes were bestowed on the unfortunate image, the people crying out that this was the Mosaic Law. [9]
- The control of the subterranean chambers in the Temple of Isis which had been bestowed on the architect, also appeared like a miracle. [10]
- The furniture of the narrow chamber of death we had just visited weighed six millions of francs in ounces and carats alone, without a penny thrown into the account for the costly workmanship bestowed upon them! [5]
- When Barbara took the lute, he had begged the fairest of all troubadours to sing once more, before any other song, his beloved "Quia amore langueo," and the most vigorous applause was bestowed on every one which she afterward executed. [10]
- In spite of the great care bestowed on cats, there can have been no lack of mice in Egypt. [10]
- A conversation about the Emperor's judgment and the rarity with which he bestowed such costly tokens of his regard was commencing in the chapel, but Barbara speedily brought it to a close by the assurance that she was utterly exhausted and needed rest. [10]
- Before and during the dance with Heinz the latter had requested him to use the noble Arabian steed, a gift from the Sultan Kalaun to the Emperor, who had bestowed it upon her, and also expressed the hope of meeting the knight frequently. [10]
- The spectacle of the brilliant honour bestowed upon Duke Ottavio Farnese had sowed in her heart the seeds which had now ripened to resolution. [10]
- They passed through the bar-parlour, nodding to one or two habitues, and presently were bestowed in a room, not large, but well furnished. [11]
- It is not that he deified you, Daphne; he merely bestowed on the divinity forms which he recognised in you. [10]
- It is more than a year since Clark wrote Genet, since the Ambassador bestowed on him a general's commission in the army of the French Republic. [9]
- He had a splendid bunch of flowers in his hand; he bestowed a hasty greeting on Mary and his betrothed, and did not heed the fact that Katharina returned it hesitatingly and without a word. [10]
- This grieved her sorely, and she wept bitterly, thinking of the ease of her other son, and resenting the injustice with which blind and cruel Fortune had bestowed her gifts. [10]
- Believe me, the smallest gift, chosen and bestowed as you can choose and bestow, gives more pleasure to a noble mind than heaps of treasure merely cast down at his feet. [10]
- It was long since he had bestowed a fairer gift. [10]
- With pallid face she strove to find a fitting answer, but ere she could do so Iras advanced to the side of the incensed Queen, saying: "That circlet is the counterpart of the one your august husband bestowed upon you. [10]
- Nay, and he seemed to like Ursula well enough as his helper; albeit he owed all her sweet care and loving glances to Herdegen, for she never bestowed them but when he chanced to look that way. [10]
- Wolf, Herr Peter Schlumperger, Frau Kastenmayr, his estimable sister, and the party of Ratisbon excursionists, upon whom he had scarcely bestowed a passing glance, all played a large and by no means enviable part. [10]
- And at the same time to know that the Demeter, on whom you bestowed the features of the daughter of Archias, was kindling the whole great city of Alexandria with enthusiasm, and drawing countless worshippers to her sanctuary! [10]
- It was the same one which his father had bestowed at his own wedding, and he whispered: "My mother valued it; now it is your turn to honour the ancient treasure. [10]
- At length he said "I have learned to love you truly and passionately, my wife, and now you show me how you have returned the affection which my heart bestowed upon you. [10]
- He made one rush at me, and despite my weakness bestowed upon me a bear's hug. [9]
- At Taenarum he resolved to retire from the world which he, on whom it had bestowed so much that is great, hates because he has given it cause for many a shake of the head. [10]
- Barbara accepted with quiet gratitude the attention bestowed upon her, but, though she closed her eyes, the night brought no sleep, for sometimes she shivered in a chill, sometimes a violent headache tortured her. [10]
- Stung to the quick, she tore her affections from him and bestowed them with tenfold power upon the lawyer, who responded with consuming zeal. [5]
- There in the Promised Land many centuries later was born, in Bethlehem, another Jehoshua who bestowed on all mankind what the son of Nun had vainly sought for the Hebrew nation. [10]
- This is a popular mode of treating those burns which are of too little consequence to require any more efficacious remedy, and would inevitably get well of themselves, without any trouble being bestowed upon them. [3]
- At last they paid her what was due, but she accepted only the Emperor's bounty, proudly refusing Lienhard Groland's money, earnestly as she was urged to add it to the other and to the viaticum bestowed by the nuns. [10]
- Then, pressing her own beautiful face on her lover's wound to stanch the flowing blood, she lavished upon him all the endearing names which she had bestowed on their love. [10]
- It looked like other beds, but the place where it stood requires some description, for it was a Keilhau specialty, a favour bestowed by our teachers on the pupils. [10]
- Mr. Hartington bestowed on the storekeeper a mournful look, and continued:-- "Never seed Duncan sweatin' before. [9]
- Jean Jacques was not one of these; but he saw Carmen Dolores and her father safely bestowed, though in different boats. [11]
- He associated with no one, except Doctor Costa, in whom he found the first and only real friend fate had ever bestowed upon him. [10]
- I was so much struck by the enormous amount of skilful ingenuity and exquisite workmanship bestowed upon it that I looked up its history, which I found in the "Beauties of England and Wales. [6]
- It lasts much more than one evening, and the gifts bestowed on all are without number, and bright and various indeed to behold. [10]
- She was struck more forcibly than ever by the physical freshness of the man, and he bestowed on her, as he took her hand, the peculiar smile she knew so well, that always seemed to have an enigma behind it. [9]
- It was a mere coincidence, perhaps, that after Mr. Jane's investigation the intellectual concentration which one of the committees had bestowed on two of Mr. Crewe's bills came to an end. [9]
- Thus Nemesis thanks me for the lavish gifts I have bestowed upon her? [10]
- You are a Madame de Genlis and nothing more" (this nickname, bestowed on Vera by Nicholas, was considered very stinging), "and your greatest pleasure is to be unpleasant to people! [2]
- In the meantime let it be understood I am not greatly dissatisfied,--I wish the offer had been so bestowed as to encourage our friends in future contests, and I regret exceedingly Mr. Edwards' feelings towards me. [7]
- I actually gave less thought to my profession and my whole mental and external life than I should have bestowed upon the choice of a residence. [10]
- With all the kindness and indulgence her father had bestowed upon her, Elsie had never felt that he loved her. [6]
- Your eyes have kindled these flames, and this poor heart will consume in their glow if I am not suffered to confess to you that I love you with more ardour than was ever bestowed on any maiden. [10]
- I cannot do justice to the hospitalities which were bestowed upon us in Cambridge. [6]
- She had heard in the convent of Graslin, the goldsmith, who had bestowed on the chapel a silver shrine for the relics, and went to him. [10]
- After his death I tried to return in some small degree what his unselfish kindness had bestowed by accepting the invitation to become his biographer. [10]
- One unpalatable expression I suppose the laws of construction oblige me to appropriate to myself, as my reward for a certain amount of labor bestowed on the investigation of a very important question of evidence, and a statement of my own practical conclusions. [3]
- In dusty offices I recalled her freshness as she had sat beside me in the garden,--the freshness of a flower; with Berkeleyan subjectivism I clothed the flower with colour, bestowed it with fragrance. [9]
- That stone had hit your lover's brain-roof a hard blow; the pressure of the broken beam--I mean a piece of bone--had robbed him of his consciousness of what a sweet bride the gods have bestowed on him. [10]
- Ann was ever his favorite, and ere he quitted Nuremberg, he bestowed on her a dowry such as few indeed of our richest nobles could give with their daughters. [10]
- What he gave her was more, far more, than even a prince bestowed upon an ordinary mendicant. [10]
- He supposed that her tongue was paralyzed by maidenly shame at the first token of favor she had bestowed upon a man. [10]
- When Eva left her chamber she had clearly perceived what the last hours had taken and bestowed, and found a positive answer to the important question which she must now confront. [10]
- He had not heard her say much, but with every word she bestowed upon him he was forced to accept something bitter. [10]
- She carried her head high, and bestowed swift and evidently fatal glances to right and left during her progress through the room. [9]
- Besides, as such, he would have missed many beautiful and noble things which the old faith daily bestowed upon him, the artist. [10]
- Afterwards, with apologies, he saw them bestowed in a cabin, the door fastened, and a guard set. [11]
- With fiery passion he expressed his regret that he had been defrauded by base intrigues of the right bestowed upon him to pass sentence upon a guilty woman. [10]
- He could scarcely have bestowed it upon a more beautiful woman. [10]
- How often she had rejoiced over the certainty that this son, on whom Antony, after his victory over the Parthians, had bestowed the title of Co-Regent, would never rebel against his mother's guardianship! [10]
- Her greatest love had now been bestowed elsewhere. [9]
- A man that had been saying all his fine things to Miss Susan Posey, too, had he, before he had bestowed his attentions on her? [6]
- But he who had always regarded every opportunity of drawing his sword for his master as a rare piece of good fortune, shrank in dismay from this, the most important and honourable charge that had ever been bestowed upon him. [10]
- She got her grandfather's dinner, saw him bestowed in the great arm-chair for his afternoon sleep, and, when her household work was done, settled herself at the spinning wheel. [11]
- You shall now go into the school of life, and make yourself fit for the honored rank of the initiated which, by my error, was bestowed on you too soon. [10]
- Like every other gift, no doubt that of religious sensibility is bestowed in different degrees on different natures. [10]
- This is a gift bestowed by their guardian angels, that no gloomy shadows may darken the sunny brightness of their souls. [10]
- Where it came from he knew not, nor did any one; for the daft one was snugly bestowed above a middle doorway in what was half balcony, half cornice. [11]
- The candidate stepped forward and listened to one sentence, then made another move forward and listened to other words, and at last was welcomed to all the privileges conferred by the degree of Doctor of Civil Law, which was announced as being bestowed upon him. [6]
- He had borne for several years the name of Van Duivenbode (messenger-dove), which the city had bestowed on him, together with a coat of arms bearing three blue doves on a silver field and two crossed keys. [10]
- And now I feel it a sacred duty to save her--a creature on whom the Almighty has lavished every gift he ever bestowed on the daughters of Eve--to lead her into the path of Salvation. [10]
- He would hold fast to the loved one who bestowed this happiness and fresh vigour of youth. [10]
- Dr. Mathys's jovial face wore a very different expression when his imperial patient was doing well, and Granvelle always bestowed a friendly nod on one and another if he himself had cause to be content. [10]
- The very harsh execrations which the regent bestowed upon pleasant Ratisbon when she learned what had befallen Sir Wolf Hartschwert were better suited to the huntress than to the queen and sister of a mighty emperor. [10]
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