Example Sentences

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I settled my father’s estate, but found a will deeding a mobile home to his stepson.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

His chairmanship was a capstone of a long career serving his people, particularly as a spokesperson for his tribe and a leader in deeding the tribe’s first land into trust and developing a casino.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

The state’s agreement to take down the pedestal is a condition of deeding ownership of the site to the city of Richmond, which it agreed this month to do.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2021

More precisely, I thought about Lincoln signing a minor piece of legislation deeding the Yosemite Valley to the state of California.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2019

Then you bar your doors against me, because any expression of thanks is annoying, and the great pleasure I gave myself in deeding the property to you would be marred.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans