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.
  • One endowed with a calling to lead.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Shiny black zip-up boots endowed his steps with a peppy bounce.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Only then should they be endowed with power that would be hard to revoke.
    — Kristina Libby, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2019
  • One, a number of years ago, was when the foundation was endowed.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Koren returned to work stripped of two titles and of a chair that had been endowed in his name.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Music and years have endowed her with confidence and courage.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 13 July 2023
  • In his prime Davis was endowed with a sixth sense for assessing talent.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The colony is endowed with rubber and radium, copper and palm oil.
    — Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage.
    — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This harsh buzz endows the group’s hooks with real weight even during their brightest moments.
    — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 19 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 June 2025
  • In endowing us with religion, the moon taught humans a new form of thinking.
    — Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • There are no Harvard Business School endowed chairs for deals not done.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
  • If brought online, Kokoro will be endowed with the same power as Skynet.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • One of the main focuses of support for the campaign is to endow staff positions.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Watson seemed to be endowed with the kind of clerical skills humans use on a host of real-world problems.
    — Joshua Sokol, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence.
    — Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Sovereign wealth funds could endow the states with a permanent source of revenue, even when the oil stops flowing.
    — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Some have endowed their orders with moral condemnation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But only protein is endowed with a special kind of redemptive power.
    — Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Your messaging could be endowed with extra sweetness and guided wisdom now.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Umaña endows Victoria with a fiery dignity that doesn’t need the replay of her fraught last days in office.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024

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