How to Use endow in a Sentence

endow

verb

• The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital.
• The money will be used to endow the museum and research facility.
• She plans to endow a faculty position at the university.
• Polish aristocrats, fey and useless, were endowed with black hair and eyes.
  — Timothy Snyder, Slate Magazine, 8 Mar. 2017
• Being a seasoned parent endows you with the great wisdom that none of it matters.
  — Kate Spencer, Cosmopolitan, 25 May 2016
• Einstein’s equations also endow matter with the ability to speed up or slow down time—and change the color of light.
  — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2016
• Ms. Winslow could create and endow a private entity with the funds to give grants to aspiring writers.
  — WSJ, 26 Mar. 2017
• Thanks to the generosity of donors, funds raised at the 2017 Gala will endow the Sister Paulette Awards for years to come.
  — South Charlotte, charlotteobserver, 2 May 2017
• Modern ostracods today are similarly well-endowed and some produce absolutely humongous sperm, ten times the size of the male himself.
  — Tim Laman, National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2016
• Along with this generous funding comes grants from more than a dozen foundations, including one handsomely endowed by financier-philanthropist George Soros.
  — Andrew Meier, WIRED, 1 Dec. 1995
• The only ones known that are so endowed are the lampreys.
  — The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
• It’s unknown whom the king will endow with the crown and diamond.
  — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022
• Shiny black zip-up boots endowed his steps with a peppy bounce.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
• The prize is endowed by the Schmidts, who are collectors and patrons, through 2030.
  — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
• With the courage endowed by two beers, Ms. Shaw put herself forward.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• One, a number of years ago, was when the foundation was endowed.
  — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
• If brought online, Kokoro will be endowed with the same power as Skynet.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
• Shaw had endowed his flower girl with a much greater gift than a good ear: the ability to be free of her own sculptor.
  — Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, 8 July 2018
• Only then should they be endowed with power that would be hard to revoke.
  — Kristina Libby, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2019
• In his prime Davis was endowed with a sixth sense for assessing talent.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• Nor did it faze voters in Myanmar, where many endowed her with a saintlike stature.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
• Being on land for the first time this year, Holy Ship! had the chance to endow these sunset slots with even more magic by placing them right on the beach.
  — Harry Levin, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2020
• As in the Disney film, Pinocchio is endowed with a chirping conscience in the form of a sidekick insect.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2018
• But in 2009, one of her former students, who has since passed away, endowed a scholarship in her name.
  — Sarah Wyman, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
• Music and years have endowed her with confidence and courage.
  — Billboard China, Billboard, 13 July 2023
• Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence.
  — Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
• A couple of bright, shining hours can endow a day with a felicitous look and feel.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• Stewart-Haas Racing endowed her with the best equipment.
  — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
• Approachable, sensitive, and endowed with vaguely progressive politics, Internet Boyfriends spread from Tumblr to the rest of the internet over the next few years.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
• In some groups, like spiders, eggs were wrapped in silk; in others, such as insects, the egg was endowed with a breathable suit-of-armour that helped insects quietly pioneer even the driest and most inhospitable parts of Earth’s continents.
  — Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024