Example Sentences

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Alfred Nobel’s will stated that the prizes should be awarded “to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind.”

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2023

“It is likely,” the statement continued, “that these additional mutations have conferred an immune escape advantage over other circulating Omicron sublineages, and therefore a higher reinfection risk is a possibility that needs further investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Both have conferred benefits to health and well-being in the past, but now appear to have passed a threshold where their rising costs exceed their diminishing benefits.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022

This couple abused your friendship and forfeited whatever consideration this relationship might otherwise have conferred.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

I want to express my sincere gratitude for this great honor you have conferred on me by selecting me your Miss University for the coming year— The baby starts crying again.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez