Example Sentences

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When the boat brought us back to the wharf, there were the rest of my flowers unbestowed, and upon whom should I bestow them?

From Lady Baltimore by Wister, Owen

When He bestows a life, therefore, you may be quite sure that He is not going to stultify His own gift by retaining unbestowed anything that is wanted for its blessing and its power.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

And still another passion prompted him to seek it—perhaps the darkest of all, jealousy in its direst shape, the sting from a love promised but unbestowed.

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne

It pained her to think that such a treasure above price was destined to remain unsought, unbestowed.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Newte, Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can)