Sentence examples for had been anointed from inspiring English sources

In the early '60s, I also heard some names but didn't know they had been anointed legends.

With contributions coming from all sources — including the Chicago Police Department — it was obvious that we had been anointed.

She held up "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," the novel by David Wroblewski that had been anointed by Oprah Winfrey.

The order was issued in January 2011, shortly after Kim Jong-un had been anointed as his father's successor.

In recognition of their prominence, Goldsmith and Yoo had been anointed the "NewSovereigntists" by the journal Foreign Affairs.

A reunion was under way in Montparnasse, where the old gang from La Ruche had been anointed as the "School of Paris".

Do you know why I have been anointed, dear disciple?

Now Bonds has been anointed the slugger with a chance.

NICOLÁS MADURO, Venezuela's vice-president, has been anointed by Hugo Chávez as his preferred successor.

They are tough, compact players and each has been anointed by Maradona as his natural successor.

Which African-Americans so lacking in credentials, exactly, have been anointed since Rivers?