award
verb (used with object)
to give as due or merited; assign or bestow.
Example Sentences
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Funding was provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, through awards R21AR071588 and R01AR080711.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Whenever awards season rolls around, we always hope to see a diverse group of projects that reflect all of us, in body and mind," he told the BBC in 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Veteran BBC war correspondent Lyse Doucet was the president of the Bayeux awards jury.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
It ignores cash costs directly tied to employee stock awards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The awards were made on Parent’s Day, before a packed audience in the school courtyard.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
