Bestows
[bi'stəuz]
Examples
- Mr. Bagnet in the meantime has shaken hands with his old comrade and with Phil, on whom Mrs. Bagnet likewise bestows a good-humoured nod and smile. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His tenderness bestows a merit, as it does a pleasure, on his melancholy. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I leave this to the reader's own observation; desiring him at the same time to consider the additional force this bestows on the present system. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The examination of the impression bestows a clearness on the idea; and the examination of the idea bestows a like clearness on all our reasoning. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- This humanity bestows a merit on the actions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Mr Lammle bestows a by no means loving look upon the partner of his joys and sorrows, and he mutters something; but checks himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Can I bear the consciousness that every endearment he bestows is a sacrifice made on principle? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Checked by Claudia