anoints
- present tense form of anoint (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Each year TED anoints a small cohort—scientists, artists, activists, and entrepreneurs—as TED Fellows, giving them visibility, coaching, and introductions to potential funders.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Overlooking David’s many strapping older brothers, the wise elder anoints the astonished kid as the next king, but cautions him that the ceremony must be kept secret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
He triumphs, and the queen anoints him Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a name derived from his White father’s plantation in Guadeloupe.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
A: When he anoints himself the story's hero.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022
When he anoints Dain’s other side, he paints it in thick swaths of pollen, yellow as butter.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
