How to Use anoint in a Sentence

anoint

verb
Definition of anointnext
Synonyms for anointnext
  • The magazine anointed her the most popular actress of the year.
  • So think it’s a little quick to anoint it the best in Denver since 2015.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Al assumes he’s come to anoint himself The Bringer of Law.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Democrats didn’t want to just anoint Pelosi as leader again.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 1 July 2018
  • He’s been anointed, crowned, and feted as the next big thing.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024
  • But here’s a long-term solution: Let’s anoint a king and queen. ....
    — Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2010
  • The Times was on the scene that day, when Joyner-Kersee was anointed as the greatest athlete in the world.
    — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Green said — the Padres aren’t ready to anoint the 24-year-old a late-inning regular just yet.
    — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017
  • If their name is Stew or Stu, they’ll be anointed a guest of honor.
    — Shera Avi-Yonah, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
  • Although he was anointed the ur-tech bro of the week, Smith doesn’t have much VC slickness.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The siblings anoint each other, bond, and then tear each other to pieces.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • These days the media is quick to anoint athletes into this club.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Yet new coach Sonny Dykes isn’t ready to anoint anyone just yet.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Sometimes fragrant substances, like myrrh, were used to anoint the body.
    — National Geographic, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Kyle Shanahan isn’t ready to anoint the division supreme.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
  • But by whose measure should he be anointed as the favorite?
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Matthews has pushed back on the narrative that she was anointed for the party’s top post.
    — Bill Turque, Washington Post, 3 May 2017
  • But Washington isn’t ready to anoint his young shortstop a Gold Glover just yet.
    — Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
  • So to be anointed in that way is like getting a blessing from the Pope or being knighted by the Queen.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Then the only decision that needs to be made is whether to anoint with good butter or good olive oil.
    — David Tanis york Times News Service, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2017
  • An easy mistake, since it was long thought that kings, queens, and the like were God-appointed and holy anointed.
    — refinery29.com, 8 May 2018
  • From the neck up Nick looked like Michelangelo’s David, done slinging rocks and ready to be anointed king.
    — S.l. Price, SI.com, 9 May 2017
  • From there, more than a year later, David left for Hebron, where he was anointed king in Saul’s place.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 9 July 2019
  • Still, manager Bud Black has retained enough faith in Davis to anoint him the 2020 closer.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2020
  • If not the market, who would Warren anoint to decide which politicians will be heard?
    — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Nothing against Ronaldo or Messi, but a fresh face as the world’s anointed best would not be a bad thing.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 13 July 2018
  • As such, the Globes often seek to anoint new stars and shows, as well as TV movies and miniseries that feature global stars.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Brown still needs to develop that trust before he’s anointed the starter.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2018
  • Yet to anoint it a contender for the pop flameout of the year and move on ignores the nagging trends that merged to form this Infinity Gauntlet of missteps.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Comments The Golden Globes nominations just anointed a new class of honorees into the elite circles of awards season.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024

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