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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But he had blocked all her attempts to anoint him with love and sympathy.
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But party leaders have continued to anoint candidates in important local races.
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David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel anointed him.
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He gave the man the Viaticum and blessed him, anointing him on the head, chest, hands and feet.
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On his accession he was crowned and anointed by ecclesiastics.
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She looked a little like a child who has been anointed by the wing of a magical bird.
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The vintage wine had anointed his tongue with new and seductive language.
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Viktor stood while he blessed the dying man and anointed him.