bestow
verb (used with object)
had bestowed
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past perfectof bestow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 2020, Cambodia’s king had bestowed upon Chen the title of neak oknha, similar to a lordship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Australia also stripped him of numerous honours it had bestowed on Harris.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2023
He noted that, five years earlier, he had bestowed the same award upon Joe Biden, joking that it might bode well for Mr. Iger, if he had political ambitions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
Indeed, the financial crisis proved to be a pivotal event for the state’s pension systems, some of which had bestowed lavish benefits to employees due to the run-up in tech stocks in the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Acutely aware of the honor that Ammu had bestowed on him, Estha had used both his best handwritings.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
