Sentence examples for instead of bestowing from inspiring English sources

But instead of bestowing accolades on Iraqi leaders, Mr. Bremer could offer only condolences to the dead.

In 1912 The Real Estate Record and Guide noted that "it is the fashion now in this section to number houses instead of bestowing fancy names, the vocabulary of good names having been well nigh exhausted".

Instead, it bestowed favor on the cast and creators of programs from two online platforms, Amazon and Netflix, and awarded the CW with its first Golden Globe ever. .

Instead, it bestowed them with the opportunity and burden of walking upright.

Instead, he bestows slobbery kisses with a pink tongue as large as a hand towel.

Instead, he bestowed approval in a general sense on all "the fellas" or "the boys," as he was wont to describe his inner circle, while withholding his approval from any one of them in particular.

And instead of a festival prize bestowed by a jury, the award is a gold-plated statuette and big box office.

"The expression 'natural born citizen' is not dependent on the nationality of the parents but reflects the status of a person born into citizenship instead of having citizenship subsequently bestowed," Bent wrote.

Instead of reflecting the premium usually bestowed on a unique piece, the hammer price fell far below the sticker price on the closest comparable limited-edition model, which retails for 268,000 Swiss francs, or nearly $300,000, in rose gold in a limited edition of eight.

But where longevity usually visits cruelties upon the aged, it has instead bestowed kindnesses on Thurmond.

Race organizers who bestow jewelry instead of clunky finish medals say they do it for practical reasons as well as emotional ones.