How to Use investiture in a Sentence

investiture

noun
  • Come watch the investiture of the former Princes of Leon as they are crowned Kings.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 9 May 2023
  • The investiture ceremony was the first of the day for Prince William.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The Catalan parliament has not set a date for the investiture vote, but the deadline is Jan. 31st.
    Aritz Parra, The Seattle Times, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Brian’s investiture as a Knight of the Realm took place at Buckingham Palace.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The most sacred part of the coronation will involve the anointing of the king, which takes place before the investiture and crowning.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Today, a royal source revealed there are no plans for William to have an investiture as Prince of Wales.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The first investiture vote for a new Catalan president must be held by Feb. 6.
    Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The investiture: King Charles will be presented with two sceptres and an Orb.
    Town & Country, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The Queen is as busy as ever in terms of audiences, investitures and meetings.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • In 1969, Prince Charles spent nine weeks there in advance of his investiture at Caernarfon Castle.
    Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Cornyn noted there have never been as many investitures happening quite as fast as those in the last three years.
    Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Charles will hold the orb in his right hand during the investiture phase of the coronation ceremony.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023
  • Ara Lovitt, who clerked with her at the time, recalls that at her investiture ceremony for the 7th Circuit, Scalia had high praise for her.
    Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2020
  • As a result of the test, Kavanaugh and his wife will now not be attending Barrett's investiture.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • If the investiture fails this month, in theory Mr Sánchez could try again in September.
    The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • The singers received their awards during a private investiture on Wednesday morning at the Palace.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But one piece of pomp remained: his formal investiture.
    Adam Liptak, New York Times, 15 June 2017
  • The holiday marks the investiture of Leopold I as the first Belgian king in 1831, an event considered to be the beginning of the modern kingdom of Belgium.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 21 July 2022
  • While Charles received the title in 1968 via letters patent, his formal investiture would not take place until the follow year.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2019
  • Of course, Cullinan, on the cusp of his investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, bid each guest a gracious farewell as the night came to a close.
    Maia Torres, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • See photos from McQueen's investiture with Princess Anne above.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Like a civil wedding, Justice Neil Gorsuch’s investiture will be short and sweet.
    Kenneth W. Starr, WSJ, 14 June 2017
  • And then Frank Daly will be ready for the investiture, bestowing upon this man from the Congo his proper priestly vestments.
    Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2018
  • The mask appears at the investiture of a village head or high-ranking official in the community.
    NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Prince William even shared a snapshot from his point of view at the investiture ceremony on Instagram, showing a closeup look at the awards.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Although the announcement of the knighthood was made at the end of last year, the investiture ceremony only took place this week at Buckingham Palace.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In 1969, after his investiture as the Prince of Wales, Charles hosted an intimate party on board to celebrate.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2022
  • During the investiture ceremony, Dov said a Jewish blessing in front of King Charles.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Queen Elizabeth's coronation was composed of six parts; the recognition, the oath, the anointing, the investiture (including the crowning), the enthronement and the homage.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 11 Oct. 2022
  • His refusal to have an investiture as Prince of Wales demonstrated both a keen awareness of the public mood and willingness to upend tradition, however long-standing.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023

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