given to

idiom

—used to say that a person often behaves in a specified way

a man (very) much given to swearing/profanity

She is given to behaving selfishly.

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Gimenez won an American League Platinum Glove in 2023, which is given to the best overall defender in each league. —

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Stars are given out by anonymous inspectors to restaurants and are a coveted symbol of success for chefs, though the award is given to the full team. —

Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024 When not rooting out people identified by U.S. intelligence as terrorists, American troops in the country are tasked with helping the SDF protect oil fields in the northeast, a mission first given to the troops by President Donald Trump in 2019. —

Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024 Cassidy previously paid homage to Payne in an Instagram post, sharing a heartfelt note that Payne had given to her a few weeks prior. —

Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for given to