vouchsafe
verb (used with object)
to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension.
had vouchsafed
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past perfectof vouchsafe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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How many grateful thanksgivings did I pour forth for the protection which God had vouchsafed to me, amidst obstacles and dangers which appeared insurmountable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blanden had vouchsafed less attention to this meeting than might have been expected.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
From the water and the jungle the trail had vouchsafed us glimpses and whispers of the wild creatures of this great continent, of the web of whose lives we hoped to unravel a few strands.
From Jungle Peace by William Beebe
Having made acquaintance with a lord, he was not going to waste the blessing which Providence had vouchsafed to him.
From Marion Fay by Anthony Trollope
I cannot describe to you the joy I experienced when I felt that God had vouchsafed once more to hear me.
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Edward N. Hoare
