How to Use anoint in a Sentence

anoint

verb

• The magazine anointed her the most popular actress of the year.
• As older athletes were honored, younger ones were anointed.
  — Time, 15 Feb. 2018
• Zhang Xinsheng is China’s latest farmer to be anointed.
  — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018
• This newly anointed Rosie soon came to be considered the platonic form.
  — Margalit Fox, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
• So does Hirano, who was anointed at 13 years old as White's heir apparent.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2018
• Elsa, voiced by Menzel, is anointed queen, but her dangerous icy powers pose major challenges.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
• Two years ago, Green anointed Ross as the opening-day starter on his first official day as the Padres’ manager.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• That’s according to Thrillist, the website that most recently anointed the Publix sub as the country’s best.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 26 Jan. 2018
• Since Harris was anointed the Democratic Party nominee, Trump has been trying to bait her with insults and calumny.
  — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• Brown still needs to develop that trust before he’s anointed the starter.
  — Jeff Zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2018

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024