Sample Sentences for
endowment
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    Her generous endowment to the foundation made the work possible.
    endowment = money given
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    This vocal organ was in itself a rich endowment, insomuch that a listener, comprehending nothing of the language in which the preacher spoke, might still have been swayed to and fro by the mere tone and cadence.  (source)
    endowment = gift (or natural ability)
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    Win a National Endowment for the Arts award.†  (source)
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    Sows with that kind of endowment get all the benefits, too.†  (source)
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    He is an Englishman, and in the midst of national and professional prejudices, unsoftened by cultivation, retains some of the noblest endowments of humanity.†  (source)
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    You get a box of Saran Wrap and you tear off as much as you need for your particular endowment.†  (source)
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    It is not personal, but mental endowments they have given you: you are formed for labour, not for love.†  (source)
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    You know what the endowment was when he took over, and what it is now?†  (source)
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    'And I hope it's a beautiful woman with endowments you'll never possess;' he said, looking her up and down.†  (source)
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    It has an endowment in the billions of dollars.†  (source)
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    Better to use his natural endowments, which were his impressive height and a quick, sponge-like intelligence that, combined with his drive, disposed of heavy academic workloads with ease.†  (source)
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    I used my writer's grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to pay for day care for Caz while Robert was in school.†  (source)
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    [The notion makes her breathless:] Why, youyou're just full of natural endowments†  (source)
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